Paddy transplanting is expected to begin in June in the Indian state of Punjab, but this time from where will the laborers come for planting paddy. The farmers are still worried about this. Wheat harvesting is almost complete and the government can issue orders for transplanting paddy after June 15. This time, laborers are not coming from Bihar for transplanting of paddy, on the contrary, a large number of workers are returning to Bihar from Punjab. To go back to Bihar, 3 lakh 51 thousand 256 people have registered themselves with the Punjab government.
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Most of them are from Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Nawanshahar. The area under non-basmati paddy in Punjab is 57.27 lakh acres. In 2018, this area was 64.80 lakh acres. Last year, the farmers of Punjab had to face a tremendous labor crisis for transplanting paddy. Farmers at railway stations were seen waiting for workers from Bihar to take them to their vehicles. Last year, the wages of planting per acre was increased to Rs 3000-3200, which was earlier around Rs 1500 per acre.
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During this time, laborers were free to live and drink. This time there will be a tremendous impact of the lockdown and the movement of trains. Right now, the farmer of Punjab was convinced that the labor in Punjab is quite free because industries are not running. The laborers of Bihar will get them easily this time, but the people of Bihar have increased the concern of the farmers by registering for return. The farmer of Shahkot, Tajinder Singh says that this time it is compulsive to think whether or not to transplant paddy. The laborer is coming out of Punjab, how will we plant.