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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Will farm loan waiver lift UPA’s fortunes?
As per current estimates, the agricultural sector is projected to register a mere 2.6% growth in the year 2007-08, against the overall GDP growth rate of 8.7%
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I am in full agreement with the views of Mr GVL Narsimha Rao that the blanket waiver is a populist measure and may affect the disciplne of the future debtors. Moreover, if the move is intended to give a genuine respite to debtors who are still directly under the bank credit, the ceiling of 2 hectares of land holding is not going to help the distressed Vidarbha farmers who have larger land holdings. On the other hand, in Northern belt, a farmer with holding of 2 hectares is supposed to be doing well. But, yes, we have to agree that democracy is euphemism for populism which is defined in a dictionary as "The political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite".
Rajeev
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