Labour shortage worries farmers
The Hindu
They have to shell down double the charges
K. Sangameswar is a farmer from Muslapur in Alladurg mandal of Medak district. He has about two acres of land. To remove the weed in his farm, Mr Sangameswar was forced to pay ₹800 per day, whereas for the same they used to pay ₹400 per day in the past season. In areas like Kishtareddypet and Sultanpur in Sangareddy, farmers are paying ₹800 to ₹1,000 per day, depending on the day’s demand. This situation prevailed at many places in the erstwhile Medak district last week. Scarcity of farm hands was stated to be the reason for hike in charges. This was observed more where transplantation of paddy is taking place. Farmers say that they need at least 10 labourers to transplant on an acre of land which comes to an expenditure ₹8,000 and ₹10,000.
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