New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said in the Rajya Sabha that the government has no plan to reintroduce the three repealed farm laws in future.
Asked whether the government has any plan of reintroducing the three repealed farm laws in future, the minister said: “No Sir”.
Replying to a written question, he said “the subject of compensation etc. to the families of the deceased farmers in the farmers movement is with the concerned state government.”
On November 19 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation announced the withdrawal of the three farm laws, saying the government could not convince protesting farmers about the benefits of the agriculture sector reforms.
The three laws that were repealed are: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act; Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act.
In reply to a separate query on PM-KISAN scheme, Tomar said: “As on February 8, 2022, more than 11.78 crore beneficiaries have been given the financial benefits of approximately Rs 1.82 lakh crore under the scheme through various installments.”
—PTI