Farmers in dearth strikes districts in this uncommonly intense rains monsoon season will obtain a diesel subsidy of Rs 500 per hectare, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar declared here on Friday at the beginning of the National Conference on Rabi Campaign, even as the Centre awaits bumper crop production for most key Kharif crops counting paddy, coarse cereals, pulses, and sugarcane.

Oilseeds are the only crop where land is lower than usual and production is anticipated to be less than normal.

A good quality monsoon and projection of a superior Kharif and Rabi have sobering consequence on prices and will influence on the unrelenting double digit food inflation.

Mr Pawar strained in his address that the most efficient way to maintain prices under monitor is making sure of sufficient accessibility through advanced production and efficiency to meet the prerequisite of mounting population with mounting income. He further added that Rs 500 crore have been put aside for the diesel subsidy to assist influenced farmers arranging for Rabi sowing expenses however the prospects are that authentic expenses may be much lower.

Fascinatingly, Mr Pawar dropped the vital question on whether sugar sector decontrol might be on agenda for the 2010-11 season commencing October open, holding that a verdict might be taken only behind sugar producing states got back to the Centre by mid October.