Lok Sabha Question No. 1 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Dialogue with Farmers Organizations
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar, Behanan Benny, Andimuthu Raja, Margani Bharat, Asaduddin Owaisi, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, D.K. Suresh, Krupal Balaji Tumane, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan, Kunwar Danish Ali, Dean Kuriakose, Ravneet Singh, Sougata Ray, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, N.K. Premachandran, Mala Roy, Faizal P.P. Mohammed, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Nusrat Jahan Ruhi, Sumalatha Ambareesh, Talari Rangaiah, Kaushalendra Kumar, Su Thirunavukkarasar, S.R. Parthiban, Adoor Prakash, Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021

## Dialogue with Farmers Organizations

SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN: SHRI A. RAJA: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI D.K.SURESH: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN: KUNWAR DANISH ALI: ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: PROF. SAUGATA RAY: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: SHRIMATI MALA ROY: SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI: SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH: SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.: ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

1. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that thousands of farmers are agitating for the last two months against the new farm laws and demanding roll back of the same and if so, the details thereof;

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(b) whether the Government is aware that a number of farmer protesters have died or fallen ill while agitating and if so, the total number of farmers died/fallen ill during the protest;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  compensation  to  the  families  of  the farmers who have died during the agitation and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has initiated any negotiations with the protesting farmers and if so, the number and details of meetings/negotiations held with farmers Unions and the outcome of the reconciliation efforts;

(e) the details of the main demands raised by farmers organizations/Unions;

(f) whether the Government is considering to look into the legitimate demands of the farmers in order to end the deadlock; and

(g) whether the Government has any plan to withdraw/repeal the recently passed farm laws and if not, the reasons for not repealing the farm laws?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): Some of the farmers' Unions and their members have been agitating against newly enacted Farm laws.

(b): Government  of  India  during  discussion  with  these  farmers'  Union  representatives appealed many times that children and elders including women should be requested to go home in view of the cold and COVID situation and other hardships..

- (c): No Sir.

(d) to (f) : Yes  sir. So  far, 11  rounds  of  meetings  have  been  held  between  the Government and agitating farmers' unions to resolve the issues. Government had put forth one proposal after another to amend the farm laws. Details of the meetings are at AnnexureI .  The  demands  of  agitating  farmer  unions  were  related  to  the  three  farm  Acts  viz.  'The Farmers'  Produce  Trade  and  Commerce  (Promotion  and  Facilitation)  Act,  2020',  'The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement On Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020' & 'The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020' etc.

(g): The  recent  farmers  Reform  Laws  implementation  has  been  stayed,  at  present  by Hon'ble Supreme Court.

Annexure-I

|   Sl.No | Rounds of negotiating talks with agitating farmer unions   | Date of meeting   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | 1 st Round                                                 | 14.10.2020        |
|       2 | 2 nd Round                                                 | 13.11.2020        |
|       3 | 3 rd Round                                                 | 01.12.2020        |
|       4 | 4 th Round                                                 | 03.12.2020        |
|       5 | 5 th Round                                                 | 05.12.2020        |
|       6 | 6 th Round                                                 | 30.12.2020        |
|       7 | 7 th Round                                                 | 04.01.2021        |
|       8 | 8 th Round                                                 | 08.01.2021        |
|       9 | 9 th Round                                                 | 15.01.2021        |
|      10 | 10 th Round                                                | 20.01.2021        |
|      11 | 11 th Round                                                | 22.01.2021        |

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