Do not mislead rubber growers

Every politician worth the salt in Kerala is saying he or she is hell-bent on helping the rubber growers who are hit hard by sharp price decline.

Earlier, the grower used to get Rs 240 per kilogramme of rubber, while now he gets less than Rs 100.

The politician’s tall talk about subsidy and other perks has not helped the grower a wee-bit.

The State Government says it had paid about Rs 100 crore by way of subsidy.

Still, why the grower refuses to go in for tapping?  The truth is simple, rubber cultivation is no more a gainful employment.