Context: State government amended the Agriculture Produce Market Rules 2020.

More about news:

• Now, the payment for the products procured from the farmers would be directly credited to the farmers’ account.
• The  Arhtiyas or the informal moneylenders used to receive this payment earlier.
• This is a good mode of e-governance, where the government is seeking to ease the lives of its citizens.
• The Arhtiyas will continue receiving the payment of the 2.5% Commission.

Benefits

• Free the farmers from the trap of the moneylenders.
• Make the farmers dependence of the informal money providers less.
• The debt trap cycle of the farmers could be done away with.
• Many farmer unions and even the World Bank were clamouring for such a step.

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