Jaipur: The Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill stipulating the constitution of a commission to help farmers pay their loans through conciliation. The Assembly passed the Rajasthan State Farmers Debt Relief Commission Bill-2023 under which a commission will be constituted to recommend appropriate measures for the redressal of farmers’ grievances, like debt, through conciliation and negotiation.
The bill passed on Wednesday provisions for the formation of a five-member commission headed by a retired high court judge for a period of three years. The commission will be empowered to pass awards after adjudication and to recommend ways to help farmers who are unable to pay loans, taken from financial institutions or money lenders, due to reasons such as famine, natural calamity, heavy or short rainfall etc.
