Aadhar Bill will remove middle man: IFFCO MD

The leading farmers’ cooperative IFFCO has welcomed the passage of Aadhar Bill 2016 in Lok Sabha by calling it historic. IFFCO MD Dr U S Awasthi tweeted saying it would lead to the end of the era of the ubiquitous middlemen in Indian situations.

Dr Awasthi tweeted “ #IFFCO supports passing of #Aadharbill. Breakthrough in subsidy disbursement. Sply to #farmers. Congratulations @narendramodi @arunjaitley.”

In the next tweet he says the move would benefit farmers directly. His tweet reads “#Aadharbill will remove middleman. A gateway to DBT of #fertiliser #subsidy 4 farmers. A welcome step.”

The Aadhar Bill 2016 got approval from the Parliament after the Lok Sabha cleared the bill without any changes. The Bill, which was earlier introduced by the government as a money bill in the Rajya Sabha, was sent back to the Lok Sabha with five amendments moved by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

The Aadhar Bill 2016 seeks to make Aadhar the basis of disbursal of all subsidies and welfare measures by the government.

While the opposition benches claimed symbolic victory over its move to send back the bill to the Lok Sabha with suggestions in a bid to embarrass the government, the move turned out to be a damp squib as a money bill cannot be obstructed by the Rajya Sabha.

The Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill Friday last week. With no binding on the Lok Sabha to adopt these changes in the Bill, the pristine legislation was cleared without hassle. The bill was passed in the absence of Congress leaders who staged a walkout from the house.