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In his Mann Ki Baat address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Farm Bills and the revocation of Agricultural Produce Market Committee, will help farmers across the nation.

He also said that the APMC Act has also helped many youth get employment and that the farmer as well as the consumer would benefit from the changes due to the absence of middlemen. This comes after the three new Farm Bills were passed in the parliament.

The move had triggered protests across the country by farmers and other associated groups.

In other news, The total confirmed Covid-19 cases in India is on the verge of crossing 60 lakh, as the country reported an additional 88,600 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.

The total coronavirus cases are 59,92,532, while the death toll climbed to 94,503 with 1,124 people succumbing to it in 24 hours.

The total recoveries are at 49,41,627.The Covid-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.58 per cent.

Veteran playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who was admitted to a private hospital last month for Covid-19 treatment, passed away here on September 25.

Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh passed away on September 27 at the age of 82.