Lock Down: Agriculture and allied activities exempted
On March 28, 2020, the Union Agriculture Minister announced that agriculture and farming related activities have been exempted from Lock Down. This was introduced in the second addendum introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Highlights
Under the second addendum issued by the Home Ministry towards the lock down, the following categories have been exempted
- The ‘Mandis’ operated by the APMC (Agriculture Produce Market Committee)
- The agencies or enterprises that are involved in procurement of agricultural products. This includes the Minimum Support Price operations as well
- Packaging and Manufacturing units of fertilizers and pesticides.
- Movement of machineries involved in harvesting and sowing. The movements within the states and between the states have been exempted from the lock down.
Significance
The move has been brought in to facilitate unhindered activities related to farming and agriculture. Also, this will also ensure supply of essential commodities to common people during the lock down.
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Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020