What should the government do to tackle a possible failure of monsoon? Agriculture secretaries of states that have not received rainfall will meet Union Agriculture Secretary T Nanda Kumar tomorrow and search for answers.
Nanda Kumar will hold discussions with agriculture secretaries of states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh on how to deal with the situation that could send the economy into a downward spiral. On June 20, the Committee of Secretaries (CoS), headed by the Union cabinet secretary, took stock of the situation arising out of the delay in monsoon and its impact on Kharif crops.
The CoS had decided that the agriculture ministry will call a meeting on June 25. However, Nanda Kumar said "at this point there is no cause of worry".