Modi kaappeal: Desh ki forex reserves bachao!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ka yeh appeal, Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) ko kaafi important lag raha hai. India apni edible oil ki 60% requirement poori karne ke liye imports par depend karta hai. Sirf pichhle saal 2024-25 marketing year mein, is imports par ₹1.61 lakh crore kharch ho gaye. SEA ke Executive Director B.V. Mehta ne kaha hai ki ye dependence humein kaafi vulnerable banata hai.
Global uncertainties jaise climate change, biofuels ke liye badhti demand (biodiesel ke liye), aur geopolitical tensions (jaise West Asia mein chal raha conflict) humare edible oil prices ko seedha affect kar sakte hain. Freight costs badh sakte hain, energy prices volatile ho sakti hain, currency fluctuate ho sakti hai aur overall market sentiment kharab ho sakta hai. El Niño jaise weather events bhi global edible oil prices ko unstable bana sakte hain.
Future ke liye Smart Strategy
Agar major edible oil producing countries (jaise palm oil ke liye Indonesia aur Malaysia, ya soybean oil ke liye Argentina aur Brazil) mein koi problem aaye, toh India mein inflation badh sakta hai. Isliye, SEA ka kehna hai ki aaj hi usage control karna future mein bade price shocks se bachne ka smart tareeka hai. Ye India ke self-reliance goal se bhi align karta hai. Domestic oilseed production ko badhane aur consumption ko balance karne se global market ki volatility se bacha ja sakta hai aur foreign exchange reserves ko bhi protect kiya ja sakta hai.
