Govt rules to revive rural economy in lockdown miss out details: Experts

Guidelines allow some farming from April 20 during the national lockdown to contain the coronavirus.

The government on Tuesday said it will allow some farming from April 20 during the national lockdown to contain the coronavirus but agriculture companies said they want more clarity on marketing and buying from farmers.

Rakesh Tikait, a leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), said the lockdown had caused extensive damage to the domestic farm sector. “Although, the central and the various state governments had allowed for the unhindered movement of agricultural and horticultural goods during the lockdown period, however, it did not translate to the ground in the entirety and trucks carrying the farm produce intermittently got stuck