Sops, promises flow as states look to pacify disgruntled farmers

On offer: Separate agri Budgets, free water, hike in direct transfers and a whole lot more

With the farmers’ protest against the three new laws and in support of legalising the minimum support price (MSP) going strong, state governments have announced a slew of measures in their annual Budgets to placate farmers.

The Centre kicked things off in the Union Budget by assuring farmers that the MSP would continue and coming out with a report card to demonstrate its commitment. However, these efforts don’t seem to have yielded tangible results. In their respective Budgets, states chose to go a step further by announcing a variety of measures.

Punjab

Dedicating the state budget to farmers, Punjab, the epicenter of the