Food inflation in states with strong 'mandis' & those without: Status check

The following chart shows the average retail food and beverages inflation of Punjab and Haryana as compared with Bihar, where APMCs where made redundant few years back

food, vegetables, inflation, price rise
Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Dec 30 2020 | 6:10 AM IST
One big argument surrounding the farm laws is once trade starts shifting out of the regulated mandis lured by low taxes, it will lead to withering away of the Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs), leaving farmers at the mercy of corporates and big business houses. 

Time and again, Bihar has been cited as an example where farmers’ incomes have suffered due to the absence of regulated mandis. How has this system impacted the consumers and whether they stand to gain in states which have robust mandi systems or which don't have such a structure? 


The following chart shows the average retail food and beverages inflation of Punjab and Haryana (states that have a well-structured system) as compared with Bihar, where APMCs where made redundant few years back. 

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Topics :food inflationfarmers' protestAPMC mandisAPMCMSPBiharPunjabHaryanafarmers

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