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Data Lag Aur Old Assessment Ka Khel
Asal mein, MSP decide karne ke liye jo cost ka estimate banta hai na, woh har 3 saal mein ek baar collect hota hai. Matlab, jab MSP announce hota hai, tab tak prices 2-3 saal pehle wale hote hain. Yeh toh bohot badi problem hai, especially jab fertilizers aur diesel ke prices ekdum se badh jaate hain. Research toh yehi kehti hai ki agar current costs ko accurately dekha jaaye toh MSP 20-30% zyada hona chahiye tha kaafi crops ke liye.
Modern Farming Ka System Mein Hisab Nahi
Aur ek cheez ye hai ki farmers ab kaafi modern ho gaye hain farming mein. Government ne 1.95 million se zyada machines baanti hain, jismein ₹8,110.24 crore se zyada ka paisa laga hai February 2025 tak. Par yeh naye tareeke se farming karne ka asar MSP calculation mein pakda hi nahi jaa raha hai, kyunki data collection ka cycle bohot slow hai.
Kharidari Ki Chinta MSP Se Zyada
Lekin sabse bada reason pata hai kya hai ki farmers crop diversification nahi kar rahe? MSP nahi, balki yeh hai ki unki fasal bikegi ya nahi (procurement assurance), paani ki suvidha hai ya nahi, subsidies mil rahi hai ya nahi, aur market access kitna acha hai. Jidhar Gujarat aur Karnataka jaisi states ne pulses aur oilseeds mein diversification kiya hai, udhar Punjab abhi bhi rice aur wheat pe hi atka hai. MSP toh bas ek assurance hai ki maal bikega, asli price signal nahi hai.
System Ki Khuddari Aur Aam Kisan Ki Pareshani
System mein aur bhi problems hain. MSP toh 23 crops ke liye announce hota hai, par government sirf gehun aur chawal hi kharidti hai zyada tar. Aur kitne farmers ko MSP ka pata bhi hai? Sirf 23% ko! Aur unme se bhi bas 20-25% log hi apni fasal MSP price pe bech paate hain. Isi wajah se jo horticulture aur fisheries jaise sectors hain, woh 4-10% grow kar rahe hain, jabki cereals sirf 1.1%.
Ab Kya Karein?
Isliye MSP system ko update karna bohot zaroori hai. Sirf price levels nahi, balki costs kaise measure ho rahi hain, aur woh prices farmers tak kaise pahunch rahe hain, yeh dekhna padega. Naye interest rates lagane honge, fuel aur fertilizer jaise unpredictable costs ko manage karne ke tareeke banane honge, aur data bhi zyada jaldi collect karna padega. Agar procurement aur market access improve nahi kiya toh accurate MSP bhi kaam nahi karega.