nagpur farm activists say they do not want any loan waiver schemes and the government should ensure a decent income for farmers reminding prime minister narendra modi of his claims to double farmers income the activists say it is the final chance for him to bring a change they point out that there is a severe discontent among farmers which needs to addressed kishore tiwari of vasantrao naik shetkari swavalamban mission which is a state government thinktank on agriculture said that waivers have only helped the banks to clean up their balance sheets instead the government should bring direct benefits to the farmers all the subsidies of prewto era should be restored quantitative restrictions should be imposed on the imports which can support the rates of domestic produce he saidlast year the credit outlay for farm sector was fixed at rs13 lakh crore however as much as 70 of the amount went to the farm business entities the government should come up with a regulatory agency for private lenders and micro finance institutions lending above the rates charged by psu banks must be made a criminal offence said tiwariveteran shetkari sanghatana leader vijay jawandhia said he welcomed the governments move to bear the insurance premium for the crops at the same time the village should be considered as a unit for insurance cover instead of a block of villages under the present system the prime minister must clarify how much he has done for farmers in his regime the msp hike of last year is less in proportion compared to a similar move by the upa in 2008 he saida major expectation is that the government should announce a direct subsidy on per acre basis as it is done in telangana where a farmer gets rs4000 an acre for both kharif and rabi crops special measures on this front should be taken for the dryland farmerthe government has absolutely failed in its promise to double farmers income even the hike in msp announced last year is not enough msp for crops like cotton should be fixed at rs7500 as against rs5500 said sahebrao pawar of shektari nyaya hakka samiti operating in yavatmalhe added the government should also fix the msp for a whole gamut of agriculture produce