Active middlemen and inactive institutions

Middlemen remain active and  continue to exploit the situation of price rise creating artificial shortage of food stocks and supply constraints,  is known to the authorities and consumers as well for decades and why it is so is what is to be examined? The APMC act has outlived its purpose decades back and it should have been repealed long back. The authorities, money lenders, policemen, transport operators, bankers etc  are all hand in glove with each other and corruption and black money rules the roost.The producers have no say in the matter and their weak financial position is exploited. The banks have no concern and they  do not lend money when the farmers are badly in need of money.The farmers particularly small producers have no facilities to store the goods safely, are not able to transport at reasonable cost, do not get adequate insurance and time to safeguard their interests and there is no support from any worth  while  institution to protect the farmers interests. NABARD which can be the best coordinating agency and problem solver  has miserably failed in taking care of farmers interests, There is a Local Board in  RBI which can play an effective and proactive role in coordinating and guiding all local authorities in various states and banks including NABARD has not been taking  any interests although they can be easily an effective and very useful tool .There is no serious way of finding any solution to contain the food supply constraints and price levels.  Every one wants to talk goodie goodie and enjoy all perks and facilities delivering nothing. A lot can be and needs to be done but who bothers?Producers suffer and consumers pay for everything and suffer perennially.

Dr.T.V.Gopalakrishnan