NEW DELHI-Necessary but Insufficient First Step

NEW DELHI Necessary but Insufficient First Step B M THE decision to endorse the recommendation of the Agricultural Prices Commission against any further increase in the procurement prices of foodgrains, has not come as a total surprise. First, it has come only after a long tussle within the government. And second, it would make sense in food policy terms only if it is unequivocally followed up with certain other steps.