Preamble

[Translation in English of “2006-ലലെ കകേരള കേര്‍ഷകേ കേടടാശശടാസ കേമമ്മീഷന ആകക” published under the authority of the Governor.]

ACT 1 OF 2007 THE KERALA FARMERS’ DEBT RELIEF COMMISSION ACT, 2006 *

An Act to provide relief to those farmers who are in distress due to indebtedness, by constituting a Commission with power to pass awards after adjudication and to recommend appropriate measures for the redressal of the grievances of such farmers through conciliation and negotiation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Preamble.—WHEREAS, the benefits conferred by the Kerala Agricultural Debtors’ (Temporary Relief) Act, 2001 (19 of 2001) are available only in respect of debts incurred by farmers before the 29th December, 2001, on which date the said Act came into force;

AND WHEREAS, even after the said date the farmer indebtedness in the State continued to be on the increase due to various factors;

AND WHEREAS, certain districts in the State are afflicted by severe distress due to the agrarian crisis, and it ruined many farmers financially and in some cases led to suicide;

AND WHEREAS, several suits and other proceedings have been filed in courts, tribunals and other authorities for the recovery of debts accrued from farmers;

AND WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide relief to the farmers who are in distress due to indebtedness, by constituting a Commission with power to pass awards after adjudication and to recommend appropriate measures for the redressal of the grievances of such farmers through conciliation and negotiation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;

BE it enacted in the Fifty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows:—