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10June_EDIT (PDS Aadhar seeding (Aadhar linkage voluntary- SC (Tribals,…
10June_EDIT
Farm loan waiver_KN (Kumaraswamy)
Election manifesto (waive off farmer loans)
Reason?
3,515 farmers suicide (Apr '13-Nov '17)
Crop loss (drought)
Crash in crop prices
CROP LOANS
Rs. 53,000 crore
Small + mgnl farmers (
<2 hectares, ~75%
)
TOTAL OUTSTANDING FARMER BORROWINGS
Rs 1.14 lac crore
Under distress
Paddy + Sugarcane farmers of Cauvery basin
Shortfall in rain
non-availability of water in canals
Misuse of farm loans
Running fertil/ pesticide biz
Bought vehicles/ tractors/ drilling borewells
Invested in financil instt for higher interests (int free farm loans)
Borrowers range from those with Rs 3 lac/ yr income and those paying IT of Rs 3 lac/ yr taken loans
State Budget:
Rs 2.10 lac
cr for 2018-19
Farm loan waiver:
1/4th of amount
(will derail the state's finances)
PDS Aadhar seeding
ABBA
(Adhr basd biomtrc authntcn)
PDS coverage, but Aadhar linked ration card not 100%
Aadhar linkage voluntary- SC
Tribals, villagers being denied benefits of rations for not linking Aadhar
Govt's motivation
:
reduce corruption in PDS by Aadhar seeding
Hurdles of Aadhar + PDS coupling
For benefits under PDS, biometric authorisation reqd
Technological Checklist
(to be working fine)
Uninterrupted power supply
Functioning PoS machines
Adequate mobile and internet connectivity
Data repository servers running smoothly
For getting ration, villages must pray these 4 factors work positively
Way out?
Grain banks in blocks + panchayats
Nature of Internet
Place of '
Alternative Facts
'
Unmediated by real expertise+ counterchecking
Only facts that suit our singularity of notions
Leaders on quasi democratic platforms
Offer voters titillating picture of their placebo perversions
Easy way to entice
That's why polticians put all blame on one obsession: Iran, CIA, Israel, Russia, Nehru, Pkistan,Muslims,immigrants