Sad State of Punjab - importing wheat
Can agri ministry or fssai do something? more
input. The subsidy schemes were launched on 1965 as there was scarcity
of food grains in the country. After that, every political party made it a
tool to jack up vote bank by increasing the variety of subsidies. For the
last many years, the there is excess production of food grains/cash crops
leading the wastage in large quantities. Since the Govt. machinery is
non-accountable, no action is taken against any official for unsafe
storage/transportation/theft. To do judicious use of tax payers money,
the Govt. should curtail subsidies on farm inputs by 50% to reduce their
usage which will help the consumers, protect air and water pollution.
Adulteration in any consumable should attract death penalty but due
corruption in Food Regulators/Courts and political interference, the
culprits are rarely punished. more