Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the Washington-based global financial institution, International Monetary Fund (IMF) says of the farm laws, “These particular farm laws were in the area of marketing. It was widening the market for farmers as they will be able to sell to multiple outlets besides the mandis, without having to pay tax. This has the potential to raise, in our view, farmers’ incomes”. There is a need to provide a social safety net for vulnerable cultivators, she added.
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