Parliament panel likely to meet to review government’s drought preparedness

28 Jul 2012 Evaluate
In the wake growing fears about drought and food inflation, the Standing Committee of Parliament on Agriculture, headed by Basudeb Acharia is likely to meet on 3rd August to hear reports from various Ministries and Departments on the details of the actions initiated to tackle the problem. Agriculture, Food, Railways and Water Resources Ministries are asked to appear before the committee.
 
63% of India’s geographical area has registered a deficient rainfall or worse, while half the monsoon season is already over. It’s been reported that the current monsoon season in India is 22% below average. Except in North-Eastern regions and North Bengal, almost the entire country is affected by deficient monsoon. The current situation is forecasted to be more serious than that of 2010.
 
The current scenario demands the central government to take aggressive action plans so as to face the drought period. The Opposition parties had criticized the centre for the alleged “lack of preparation” to face the drought situation. The former Agriculture Minister Rajnath Singh had demanded the government to provide free power for farmers, while Maharashtra and Karnataka state governments have demanded financial aid to tackle the situation.

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