BUSINESS
Punjab legislative committee prescriptions may help fix some problems ailing the state's agriculture sector
The committee has called for welcome measures such as the introduction of a third crop, restriction on the number of bags of subsidised urea and conversion of agriculture tubewells to solar tubewells. But some recommendations such as mandatory crop insurance for cotton farmers are questionable
BUSINESS
Union Budget 2023: Is it time to tax India's 'richie rich' farmers?
As an introductory measure, a flat lumpsum tax based on landholding and/or crops grown can be implemented. Small and marginal farmers can be among those exempted from the tax.
