“Farmer’s are the spine of society. they’re the ones who work across the clock and whole year to make sure that people do not starve and die of hunger”.
The Farmer’s Day or Kisaan Divas is celebrated on December 23 to appreciate the farmers and celebrate them as the spine of the whole country. It is also celebrated in the honour and birth anniversary of our 5th Prime Minister, Choudhary Charan Singh.
Farmers are the spine of society. They’re the ones who work across the clock and the whole year to make sure that people do not starve and die of hunger, but they themselves conflict for 2 square meals every day. Therefore, to promote awareness, to assist and reward farmers for their contribution to society. Farmer’s day is celebrated every year in India in full swing.
Chaudhary Charan Singh, the Kisan leader, served the country for a completely brief duration, from July 28, 1979, to January 14, 1980. He delivered several welfare schemes for the farmers and wrote numerous books on farmers and their troubles, depicting numerous answers to enhance the lives of the farmers of the country. The government, in 2001, decided to mark Charan Singh’s birth anniversary as Kisan Diwas or Farmer’s Day.
Chaudhary Charan Singh coined the famous slogan – “JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN”, which was given to the farmers through Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India. This slogan has always infused patriotism in the people of India.
Choudhary Charan Singh once also said that “The true India resides in its villages”. That tells us the importance of farmers and villages in our country.
Chaudhary Charan Singh became the brains at the back of the land reforms that modified the face of agriculture in the biggest agrarian state of the country, Uttar Pradesh, for their own good. Amongst his works for the agricultural sectors, the Debt Redemption Bill 1939 added showers of alleviation to farmers who were indebted to money-creditors. It additionally reflected positively at the quantity of suicides committed by farmers.
Some other transforming bills designed with the help of Charan Singh was the Landholding Act of 1960, which came into power while he became the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The regulation ensured uniformity within the state by capping the landholdings of a person. He additionally worked for the Zamindari Abolition Act of 1950 even as Agricultural Minister of the state.
Chaudhary Charan Singh took his last breath on January 14, 1980 and he lived for the farmers his entire life. A memorial was dedicated for him. It was built at Raj Ghat and was called “Kisaan Ghat”.
Farmers are the heart and soul of our country; Charan Singh’s contribution would never go to waste.
