Debt Relief for farmers will be my top priority! - 01/02/2007

Jassi Khangura – the Congress candidate from Qila Raipur says that the small and marginal farmers in his essentially rural constituency face the vicious cycle of debt and declining income and need immediate relief!

He has taken upon himself to get them soft and easy loans and get waivers wherever possible. He says this will be on top of his agenda if the voters send him as their representative to the Vidhan Sabha.

A reduced debt farmer can positively evaluate crop diversification, which is increasingly becoming the need of the hour. The Punjab farmer has always been ahead of the rest of the nation and at this juncture he needs to lead by taking some risks and trying new crops thus reducing his dependence on traditionally cultivated crops and the minimum support price syndrome every year.

Internationally there have been some new developments in the field of financing the very small farmers, which have demonstrated how this section of the society can be brought out of the debt cycles. We plan to bring them to Qila Raipur to study the typical needs of the local farmers and suggest innovative and cost effective funding solutions.

We plan to set up Debt Counseling Offices in villages which will provide guidance to small farmers on best available deals for their specific needs and also the fine print of the credit terms.

Our endeavor is to take the small farmer away from the never ending debt cycles and on the path of prosperity and self reliance.

Jassi says that the poorer sections of Qila Raipur have now acknowledged the sincerity and commitment shown by him and his family toward their uplift and have made up their minds to give him and the Congress party the maiden victory from Qila Raipur!

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