3 weeks ago
Farmers' Association Leaders Dissatisfied with Tamil Nadu Agri Budget
In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, there are people called farmers who grow food like rice.
A group of farmers' leaders got together and said they are not happy.
They said the government's new budget for farming did not give them the things they asked for.
The leaders said the government made promises during the election, but did not keep them.
Farmers wanted the government to forgive their loans, which means they would not have to pay the money back.
They also asked for help after droughts, when there is not enough rain for crops.
They wanted the government to pay more money for their rice and sugarcane.
They also asked for milk prices to go up and for their stored rice to be kept safe.
The leaders said all of these requests were ignored.
Now the farmers are telling everyone they are disappointed with the budget.
In a joint statement, leaders of three Tamil Nadu farmers' associations said the agriculture budget ignored their long-pending demands.
They said key promises made by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) during the election campaign were not fulfilled.
No complete farm loan waiver or drought relief was announced for farmers in the delta districts.
The leaders demanded MSP of ₹3,000 per quintal for paddy and ₹4,500 per tonne for sugarcane.
They also sought a higher Aavin procurement price and protection of paddy stored at TNCSC Direct Paddy Procurement Centres.
- Who
- E.V.K. Shanmugam (Tamil Nadu United Farmers' Association), C. Nallasamy (Lower Bhavani Irrigation Farmers' Welfare Association) and Ravi (Lower Bhavani Irrigation Protection Association).
- What
- Issued a joint statement criticizing the state agriculture budget for ignoring long-pending farmers' demands and TVK's election campaign promises.
- Where
- Erode, Tamil Nadu, India.
- When
- Not specified in the articles; the statement came after the state's agriculture budget was presented.
- Why
- Because farmers' demands such as a complete farm loan waiver, drought relief, higher MSP, and paddy protection were not addressed in the budget.
Key facts
- Leaders' associations
- Tamil Nadu United Farmers' Association; Lower Bhavani Irrigation Farmers' Welfare Association; Lower Bhavani Irrigation Protection Association
- Core grievance
- Long-pending demands and TVK election promises unfulfilled in the agri budget
- Unmet demand
- Complete farm loan waiver and drought relief for delta district farmers
- Demanded MSP
- ₹3,000 per quintal for paddy; ₹4,500 per tonne for sugarcane
- Other demands
- Higher Aavin procurement price; protection of paddy at TNCSC Direct Paddy Procurement Centres
- Party referenced
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
- Location
- Erode, Tamil Nadu









