BABU RAJ IN THE GOVT. IS KILLING THE FARMERS-SUICIDE TOLL AT 710

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

REGD. OFFICE: 11, TRISARAN SOCIETY, KHAMLA, NAGPUR - 440 025.
PH. 2282447/457 MOBILE-9422108846.

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REF: - FARMERS SUICIDES GENT-REQUISITION DATED- 5^TH AUGUST, 2006

TO,

DR. MAMOHAN SINGHJI,

HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER,

GOVT.OF INDIA, NEW DELHI-110 011

REF: VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDE TOLL AT 710 (PL SEE LIST)

SUB: - NO RELIEF TO FARMERS IT’S ONLY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT MUMBAI AND DELHI.

RESPECTED SIR,

WHEN I SEE REPORT PUBLISHED TO DAY IN NATIONAL DAILY THAT THE NATIONALISED BANKS, CO-OPERATIVE BANKS AND REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBS) HAVE WAIVED ENTIRE INTEREST OF RS 712 CRORE ON OVERDUE LOANS AS ON JULY 1, RESCHEDULE OVERDUE LOANS OF RS 1,270 CRORE AND ABOVE ALL INCREASE ANNUAL CREDIT PLAN TO RS 2,583 CRORE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR FROM PREVIOUS YEAR’S RS 1,308 CRORE FOR SIX DISTRICTS OF MAHARASHTRA WHERE INCIDENTS OF FARMERS SUICIDES HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE THIS TOTALLY MISLEADING TO THE GROUND REALITY OF WEST VIDARBHA ,IN FACT ALL BANKS RECOVERED THE INTEREST ON PENDING CROP LOANS EARLIER AND THEN RELEASED RECONSTRUCTED FRESH LOAN AT THE CROP LOAN WHICH WAS GIVEN AFTER RECONSTRUCTION IS MAXIMUM RS.2000/- PER ACRE AS AGAINST THEIR OWN NORMS OF RS.5000/- PER ACRE THAT AMOUNT DECIDED FOR COTTON CROP IN RAIN FED AREA OF WEST VIDARBHA FORCING ALL FARMERS TO TAKE LOAN FROM PRIVATE MONEY LENDERS FRO THEIR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES HENCE PURPOSE WHOLE EXERCISE HAS NOT SERVED ANY MORE ,THE BANKS OFFICIALS HAS ADDED THE FUEL WHEN THEY HAVE CREDITED THIS LOAN WAIVER AMOUNT IN PENDING CROP LOAN OF THIS SEASON. IN FACT TODAY BANKS HAVE ADMITTED THAT CREDIT PLAN FOR WEST VIDARBHA .1300/- AS AGAINST TOTAL REQUIREMENT OF RS.6000 CRORE FOR 2.4. MILLION COTTON GROWERS OF REGION AS ADDITIONAL CREDIT PLAN HAS BEEN TOO LATE TO DISBURSE, IT WILL ADD ONLY 10% MORE FARMERS AS AGAINST EXISTING 10% FARMERS WHO ARE TAKING LOAN FROM BANKS. IT IS CLEAR THAT TILL 80% FARMERS WILL BE IN THE SAME DEBT TRAP OF PRIVATE MONEY LENDER AND THESE ARE THE SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS WHO ARE IN DISTRESS AND ARE COMMITTING SUICIDES HENCE COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER IS ONLY SOLUTION LEFT IN ORDER TO SAVE THESE FARMERS.

BABU RAJ IN THE GOVT. IS KILLING THE FARMERS

HON’BLE PRIME MINISTERJI ,I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT OUR ALLEGATION THAT BABUS WORKING IN THE GOVT. AND BANKS ARE FORCING FARMERS TO COMMITTED SUICIDES DUE TO APATHY RELIEF AID HAS REACHED TO THE DISTRESS S FARMERS, HERE ARE EXAMPLES-

1. ONLY 50% OF THE AMOUNT OF RELIEF AID RS.1000/- ANNOUNCED BY STATE GOVT. IN DECEMBER HAS NOT REACHED TO DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND MORE THAN 1.2. MILLION FARMERS TILL WAITING AID.

2. GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA HAS BUDGETARY SANCTION RS.150 CRORE TO HELP RS.25000/- GRANT-IN-AID TO 60,000 COTTON GROWERS WHO ARE DISTRESS OF WEST VIDARBHA IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.2006, AFTER 90 DAYS NOT A SINGLE PAISA HAS BEEN RELEASED, RESULTING 300 MORE SUICIDES.

3.180 CRORE ANNOUNCED FOR SEED REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. TILL DATE.

4. RS.500 CRORE ANNOUNCED FOR SECONDARY SUPPORT SYSTEMS REJUVINIATION IN HORTICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT NOT SINGLE PAISA HAS BEEN RELEASED TILL DATE.

YOU’RE VERY MUCH SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE REVIEW MEETING IN MUMBAI AND DELHI ON RELIEF PACKAGES WHEN THERE NO RELIEF WORK IN WEST VIDARBHA.

NABARD CHAIRMAN YSP THORAT HAS MISLEAD THE MEDIA BY TELLING THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CROP DIVERSIFICATION FROM COTTON TO SOYA AND TUR IN THESE DISTRICTS, THIS BASELESS INFORMATION DUE MASSIVE MEDIA AND GOVT. OWN CHAMPAGNE THIS YEAR MORE THAN 90% FARMERS HAVE OPTED FOR B.T. COTTON DUE IT’S SUDDEN PRICE DEDUCTION AND THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE BEFORE GOVT. TO RAISE COTTON PROCUREMENT THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE SUICIDES. ALL BANKS IN REGION ARE ILL MANAGED AND CORPORATIVE BANKS FUNCTIONING TOO HOSTILE TO BELIEVE THAT GOVT. SCHEME CAN REACH NEED THEIR OPERATION.

ANY ALLOCATION OF MONEY TO THE IRRIGATION PROJECT IS LONG TERM BENEFIT TO DYING FARMERS BUT THIS WILL BE IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO AGRICULTURE MINISTER SHRI SHARAD PAWAR AS IRRIGATION BOARD IS CONTROLLED BY HIS NEPHEW AJITDADA PAWAR HENCE PLEASE DO NOT MAKE MORE STRONG TO SHARAD PAWAR AT THE COST OF VIDARBHA FARMER SUICIDE,

PRAYER

YOU ARE KINDLY REQUESTECD TO ANNOUNCE COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER AND RESTORATION OF COTTON PRICE RS.3000/- PER QUINTAL.

THANKING YOU,
YOURS TRULY,


KISHOR TIWARI

PRESIDENT

VIDARBHA JANADOLAN SAMITI
CONTACT-MOBILE-09422108846

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