- Feasibility:
- Decentralization: Handing over procurement to states requires states to have sufficient infrastructure and experience.
- Storage Modernization: Requires significant investment and private sector participation.
- Cash Transfers: Requires robust financial infrastructure (bank accounts, digital literacy) in rural areas.
- Political Challenges:
- Reducing PDS Coverage: Politically sensitive, as it might be perceived as reducing benefits for the poor.
- Linking Prices to MSP: Farmers might protest if it leads to lower effective prices or reduced procurement.
- Deregulating Fertilizers: Farmers might resist if it leads to higher upfront costs.
- Labour Reforms: Reducing reliance on departmental labor might face opposition from unions.
- Resistance to Change: Stakeholders benefiting from existing inefficiencies might resist reforms.
- The recommendations are comprehensive but face significant political hurdles due to their potential impact on various groups.