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Sanjay Agarwal Committee on MSP

July 20, 2022

Union Government has constituted “Sanjay Agarwal Committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP)”, to make it more effective and transparent. Committee has been created around eight months later the three farm Acts were repealed. Members of the Panel The committee will be headed by Sanjay Agarwal. Other members of the committee include: Member of NITI Aayog, ..

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Parliament passes Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021

November 30, 2021

On November 29, 2021, Indian Parliament passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 during first day of the winter session. Key Points The three farm laws of centre have been repealed by Lok Sabha as well as Rajya Sabha in the fastest repeal in recent years, following a year-long protests by farmers. Farm Laws Repeal ..

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How is a Law repealed in India? – Explained

November 20, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 19, 2021 to repeal all the three farm laws that were passed in 2020. What does repeal of laws mean?      Repealing a law is the process of nullifying it. Parliament reverse a law, when Parliament thinks the law is no longer required. Legislation can also set a “sunset clause”, ..

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3 farm laws repealed after 1 year of protest

November 19, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address on November 19, 2021 announced that, central government will repeal all the three farm laws. Highlights He also requested farmers who are protesting, to return back to their homes. The decision to repeal the farm laws was taken one year after farmers started their protest against it, across the country. ..

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NHRC notice to four States over impact of farmers’ protest

September 14, 2021

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notice to four states on September 14, 2021, over complaints by industrial units and transportation affected by farmers’ protect at Delhi border. Highlights Notice was issued to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan governments. NHRC issued this notice following several complaints received by about 9000 industrial units and ..

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Supreme Court suspends implementation of Farms Laws

January 12, 2021

The Supreme Court recently suspended the implementation of three farm laws to end the disagreement between the farmers and Government of India. What was the judgement pronounced by the Supreme Court? The Supreme Court has directed to form a committee to resolve the issue. The apex court also indicated that it was highly disappointed with ..

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