Maharashtra panel pre-warns: Cotton import duty cut expected to support Pak-China, affect seriously Indian farmers' prospects

07 January 2022, Mumbai:

In a dark warning, a Maharashtra government-appointed panel has warned that any move by the Centre to slash or withdraw import duty on cotton could benefit Pakistan-China and prove detrimental to the Indian agro-economy by spurring farmland suicides.

The Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavalamban Mission (VNSSM) President Kishore Tiwari has sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue, requesting that before taking any decision to revoke import duty on cotton, the plight of the Indian cotton farmers should be borne in mind.

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