How Will Removing Food From Inflation Index Help Farmers? Why Isn't Government Doing It?

At the #BudgetRoundTable2024 conference, Siddharth Zarabi, Managing Editor at BTTV, has an exclusive conversation with Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman of Bharat Krishak Samaj. They discuss the potential benefits of removing food from the inflation index for Indian farmers. Ajay Vir Jakhar argues that excluding food from the inflation basket would directly benefit farmers by addressing the significant costs they incur to support consumers and the government. He highlights that the economic survey supports this change and provides an example to illustrate how current practices negatively impact even small farmers in India. Watch this video to know few measures the government can apply to mitigate the impact.