Apropos the editorial, “Lifting rural productivity” (February 6), despite the crucial role that agriculture and allied activities can play in the development of the economy, their importance tends to be either undermined or neglected. This Budget is no exception. Poor availability of drinking water, motorable roads in need of repair, not enough power connections, inadequate banking and communication facilities, health care systems, education are accelerating the distress of the rural population.
The worst affected are landless agricultural labourers, marginal and small farmers. Affluent sections of the farming community are exploiting landless, small and marginal farmers, who constitute a major
The worst affected are landless agricultural labourers, marginal and small farmers. Affluent sections of the farming community are exploiting landless, small and marginal farmers, who constitute a major
