Long Pending Issues of the Settler Farming Community in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Highlighted Before the Union Agriculture Minister

Sri Vijaya Puram, Dec 11: Mr. Ajoy Bairagi, National Council Member and Former State President, BJP, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, has submitted a detailed representation to Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, drawing attention to the long-standing and distressing issues faced by the “Settler Category” farmers residing in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands since 1952. These families, rehabilitated under the Colonization and Rehabilitation Scheme of the Government of India, were allotted agricultural land to secure their livelihood, boost local food production, and reduce dependency on the mainland. However, due to lack of basic infrastructure, difficult living conditions, and widespread soil erosion, the settler farmers are enduring severe hardshi