Ministers participate in consultative meeting with farmers in Salem
Agriculture ministers held a consultative meeting with farmers from 10 districts in Salem to discuss suggestions for the upcoming agriculture budget. While the government highlighted achievements like crop loan waivers, some farmers expressed frustration over limited opportunities to voice their concerns.
Why it matters
Consultative meetings are critical for policy formulation, but the friction between officials and farmers underscores challenges in public engagement and agricultural governance.
Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare R. Vinoth, Minister for Backward classes welfare V. Sampath Kumar and Minister for Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi M. Vijay Balaji participated in a consultative meeting with the farmers here on Thursday (July 2, 2026).
The report objectively covers both the government's claims of success and the farmers' dissatisfaction during the meeting.
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