5. On Labour Related Issues:

♤ Increase mechanisation to reduce the number of manual labour requirements and offices.

♤ At top level, hire executives from private sector

♤ daily wage contractual labour or outsourcing should be done wherever possible

6. On direct subsidy to farmers: Farmers be given direct cash subsidy (of about Rs 7000/ha) and fertilizer sector can then be deregulated.

♤ This will plug diversion of urea to non-agricultural uses, as well as to neihbouring countries.

♤ This will also help raise the efficiency of fertilizer use.

♤ This may also help those who take loans from money lenders at exorbitant interest rates to buy fertilizers or other inputs, thus relieving some distress in the agrarian sector.