MSP hike to boost farmers’ income, improve living standards, says PM Modi
3 years, 6 months ago

MSP hike to boost farmers’ income, improve living standards, says PM Modi

Live Mint  

With the Centre hiking the MSP of several crops on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the move will boost farmers' income and improve their living standards. The support price of maize has been increased marginally by ₹20 to ₹1,870 per quintal for the 2021-22 crop year from ₹1,850 per quintal last year. The moong support price has been increased by ₹79 to ₹7,275 per quintal for the 2021-22 crop year as against ₹7,196 per quintal last year. Among kharif-grown oilseeds, the government increased the support price maximum in the case of sesamum by ₹452 to ₹7,307 per quintal for the 2021-22 crop year, against ₹6,855 per quintal last year. However, the support price of soybean has been raised marginally by ₹70 to ₹3,950 per quintal for the 2021-22 crop year, from ₹3,880 per quintal last year.

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Centre hikes MSP for copra for crop season 2025
4 days, 12 hours ago

Centre hikes MSP for copra for crop season 2025

New Indian Express  

As part of its pro-farmers stance since assuming power for its third term, the government on Friday approved an increase in the Minimum Support Price for copra for the 2025 season. The hike includes a rise of Rs 422 per quintal for milling copra and Rs 100 per quintal for ball copra. Briefing the media after the meeting of the …

RJD MP Manoj Jha takes a jibe at Agriculture Minister says ‘a lot of difference between words and reality’
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

RJD MP Manoj Jha takes a jibe at Agriculture Minister says ‘a lot of difference between words and reality’

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha on Saturday took a jibe at Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for his Parliament address on farmers, saying, “There is a lot of difference between their word and reality.” Speaking with ANI, Mr. Jha criticised the authorities for the use of tear gas on the farmers protesting at the Sambu border with …

Farmers seek cheaper credit, lower taxes, doubling PM-KISAN amount in pre-budget meet with FM
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Farmers seek cheaper credit, lower taxes, doubling PM-KISAN amount in pre-budget meet with FM

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 7 Farmer representatives and agricultural stakeholders urged the government to provide cheaper long-term credit, implement lower taxes, and double the PM-KISAN income support during a comprehensive pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. Primary demands included reducing interest rates on agricultural loans to as low as 1 per cent and increasing the annual PM-KISAN instalment …

Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar has targeted YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy through a series of tweets on social media platform X, responding to his recent allegations of tardy paddy procurement. Look at the figures.” In others, he urged Jagan to “Wake up.” The coalition government is ensuring fair deal to farmers by procuring …

In RS, Shivraj Assures MSP For All Crops As Farmers' Delhi March Deferred For Talks With Modi Govt Tomorrow
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

In RS, Shivraj Assures MSP For All Crops As Farmers' Delhi March Deferred For Talks With Modi Govt Tomorrow

ABP News  

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured the Rajya Sabha on Friday that the Narendra Modi government would procure all farm produce at the minimum support price. Highlighting the government's efforts, Chouhan said, “Since 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to calculate the minimum support price by giving 50 per cent profit on cost of production to farmers.” He …

Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift

Hindustan Times  

Paddy or rice, a water-guzzling crop partly responsible for heavy winter pollution in northern India, continues to be the most subsidised and profitable crop, which has thwarted a shift to alternatives such as pulses and maize, experts have said. Agricultural subsidies Since subsidies are heavily skewed towards rice, it will be “difficult” to push dedicated paddy farmers towards other crops …

Telangana govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent
1 month ago

Telangana govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a remarkable achievement, fine variety paddy cultivation in Telangana has gone up by 61 per cent to four million acres this kharif season compared to 2.5 million acres during the same period last year, government sources said on Sunday. On the other hand, the cultivation of non-fine variety paddy declined significantly, dropping from 4.1 million acres to 2.63 …

Odisha CM to release paddy input subsidy at Sohela on December 8
1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha CM to release paddy input subsidy at Sohela on December 8

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Advancing the date of paddy procurement of the kharif marketing season 2024-25 by a day to November 20, the state government on Wednesday decided to release the additional input subsidy of Rs 800 per quintal of paddy to farmers from December 8. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will release the subsidy along with the minimum support price of Rs …

Hooda Calls for Minimum Support Price for Stubble, Urges Govt to Buy It from Farmers
2 months ago

Hooda Calls for Minimum Support Price for Stubble, Urges Govt to Buy It from Farmers

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda suggests that the government should fix the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for stubble and buy it from farmers. He argues that the government's anti-farmer decision to burn stubble is ineffective and that the government should find a more sustainable solution to address the issue.

Haryana govt to purchase all crops on MSP: CM Saini
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana govt to purchase all crops on MSP: CM Saini

Hindustan Times  

In a major pre-poll announcement for farmers, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said that his government will purchase all crops on Minimum Support Price and will waive pending abian tax dues of ₹133.55 crore. Union ministers Dharemendra Pradhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and other senior party leaders during a rally in Kurukshetra on Sunday. This was …

Will Modi govt bring law to give legal guarantee of MSP? Agri minister keeps everyone guessing – Firstpost
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Modi govt bring law to give legal guarantee of MSP? Agri minister keeps everyone guessing – Firstpost

Firstpost  

On Friday, the Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the BJP-led NDA government is constantly increasing MSP on food grains in view of farmers’ welfare The question of whether the government will work up a law to provide a legal guarantee of minimum support price on agricultural produce has once again come up in the …

Farmers to petition Opposition MPs for private members’ bill on MSP guarantee
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers to petition Opposition MPs for private members’ bill on MSP guarantee

The Hindu  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading an agitation for the welfare of farmers, will be submitting a memorandum to the Opposition MPs on July 8 seeking the introduction of a private members’ bill demanding a law on Minimum Support Price guarantee and complete waiver of farm loans. The president of the Federation of Karnataka Farmers’ Associations Kurubur Shanthakumar, who …

TN farmers unhappy with 5 per cent paddy MSP hike, want incentive from govt
6 months ago

TN farmers unhappy with 5 per cent paddy MSP hike, want incentive from govt

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY/MADURAI: The central government’s announcement to raise the minimum support price for paddy from Rs 2,183/quintal to Rs 2,300 has met with mixed response, as majority of the farmers are unhappy with the increment of Rs 117 or 5% compared to last year. Imploring the government to consider raising the MSP to Rs 3,200/quintal, farmers’ associations have argued that the …

Not enough: Congress, SAD, farm unions on paddy MSP hike
6 months ago

Not enough: Congress, SAD, farm unions on paddy MSP hike

Hindustan Times  

The Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal, along with farmer unions, on Thursday termed as eyewash the Central government’s move to hike paddy’s minimum support price by ₹117 per quintal. Their long pending demand is a legal guarantee for the MSP in accordance with the MS Swaminathan Committee’s formula of comprehensive cost plus 50% profit,” he said. Meanwhile, SAD president …

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season
6 months ago

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet gave its nod to raise the minimum support price for paddy by 5.35% to ₹2,300 per quintal for the upcoming 2024-25 kharif marketing season, a decision that comes ahead of Assembly elections in Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi. In the first major decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term in office, the Cabinet approved MSP hikes …

Govt Hikes Paddy MSP By Rs 117 To Rs 2,300 Per Quintal For 2024-25, Approves MSP For Total 14 Kharif Crops
6 months ago

Govt Hikes Paddy MSP By Rs 117 To Rs 2,300 Per Quintal For 2024-25, Approves MSP For Total 14 Kharif Crops

ABP News  

In a significant move ahead of crucial state assembly polls, the Indian government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price for paddy by 5.35 per cent to Rs 2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season. Despite managing a substantial surplus of rice, the government approved a Rs 117 per quintal hike in paddy support price. …

Centre clears new minimum support price for 14 Kharif crops
6 months ago

Centre clears new minimum support price for 14 Kharif crops

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday approved the minimum support price on 14 Kharif crops, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced. The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday approved the minimum support price on 14 Kharif crops Vaishnaw said that after today's decision, the farmers will get around ₹2 lakh crore as MSP. The minister said the Centre had a clear policy …

Farmers’ demand timely supply of agricultural inputs
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ demand timely supply of agricultural inputs

The Hindu  

The Bangaaru Vaickal Neeradhara Koottamaippu, a water users’ association, has sought the intervention of the Lt. Governor to ensure timely supply of agricultural inputs to farmers during the Sornavari season. In a memorandum to Lt. Radhakrishnan and other officials, V. Chandrasekhar, president of the association, said that though the harvesting of paddy had commenced, the Department of Agriculture had not …

RBI annual report 2023-2024: MSPs for kharif and rabi crops ensured minimum return of 50% over cost of production
6 months, 3 weeks ago

RBI annual report 2023-2024: MSPs for kharif and rabi crops ensured minimum return of 50% over cost of production

The Hindu  

The Minimum Support rices for both kharif and rabi seasons 2023-24 ensured a minimum return of 50% over the cost of production for all crops, said the Reserve Bank's Annual Report released on May 30. The overall public stock of foodgrains as on March 31, 2024 stood at 2.9 times the total quarterly buffer norm, the report said. The report, …

Centre committed to continue MSP regime: Piyush Goyal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre committed to continue MSP regime: Piyush Goyal

Hindustan Times  

​New Delhi The government is “committed to continue” the minimum support price regime, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, adding that it is considering procuring the entire quantity of maize and pulses from farmers at MSP to encourage diversification of crops from unsustainable, water-guzzling crops like rice. Read here: Farm loan wavier, legalising MSP to be in Congress manifesto, …

IndiaAI Mission, DA hike, Ujjwala subsidy: Here are 5 major decisions taken by Cabinet today
9 months, 2 weeks ago

IndiaAI Mission, DA hike, Ujjwala subsidy: Here are 5 major decisions taken by Cabinet today

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday announced five major decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government in its cabinet meeting. Here's a look at the major decisions announced by the union minister today: Union minister Piyush Goyal briefs the media on Cabinet decisions. 4% increase in dearness allowance The Union Cabinet approved a hike in Dearness Allowance to government employees …

Rs 2,500 MSP per quintal of paddy in two years: TN Agriculture Minister
10 months ago

Rs 2,500 MSP per quintal of paddy in two years: TN Agriculture Minister

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In his response to the discussions on the agriculture budget, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare MRK Panneerselvam assured the Assembly that the electoral commitment to provide a Minimum Support Price of Rs 2,500 per quintal for paddy will be realised within the next two years. During his address, Panneerselvam addressed concerns raised by members regarding the sale of …

TN agri budget 2024: Shoestring fund upsets Ramnad farmers
10 months ago

TN agri budget 2024: Shoestring fund upsets Ramnad farmers

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: After the agriculture budget was tabled on Tuesday, there was discontent among a section of farmers and agricultural exporters from Madurai. The Minimum Support Price of Rs 25 for paddy, which was one of the poll promises of the DMK, did not feature in the budget, leaving farmers disappointed. To boost the agriculture sector in the state, the budget …

Farmer leaders reject Centre's MSP proposal, say they will march towards Delhi on Wednesday
10 months ago

Farmer leaders reject Centre's MSP proposal, say they will march towards Delhi on Wednesday

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers leaders taking part in the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by government agencies for five years, saying it was not in farmers' interest and announced that they will march towards the national capital on Wednesday. In the fourth round of talks with farmer leaders, a panel …

Congress’ Sidhu calls doubling farmers’ MSP or income ‘biggest lie in the world’
10 months ago

Congress’ Sidhu calls doubling farmers’ MSP or income ‘biggest lie in the world’

Live Mint  

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday addressed a press conference on ongoing farmers' protest. Sidhu said "doubling farmers' MSP or income" is the "biggest lie in the world". Sidhu said, “.Farmer's MSP and income will be doubled, is there a bigger lie than this in the world?.” Sidhu said that the government increases ₹40 and takes back ₹400. Supporting …

Can't bring MSP in hurry; farmers should come forward for talks with govt: Agriculture minister
10 months, 1 week ago

Can't bring MSP in hurry; farmers should come forward for talks with govt: Agriculture minister

New Indian Express  

During the course of the discussion with protesting farmers, the minister said farmers were requested to either be part of the Sanjay Aggarwal-chaired committee that is already looking at strengthening the MSP system, or be part of a new committee. Stating that the Centre is open for dialogue anytime to resolve the concerns of farmers, Munda said, "they will give …

PM Kisan Sampada Yojana: 38 lakh farmers benefited says FM Sitharaman while Presenting Interim Budget
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Kisan Sampada Yojana: 38 lakh farmers benefited says FM Sitharaman while Presenting Interim Budget

The Hindu  

Enumerating the benefits of the agriculture schemes implemented by the Modi government in her interim budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, touted that the PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana has benefited 38 lakh farmers and assisted 2.4 lakh self-help groups. Lauding the establishment of a separate fisheries department, the Minister informed the Parliament that the PM Matsya Sampada yojana …

Paddy gambit may hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 1 month ago

Paddy gambit may hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

On Friday afternoon, two days before campaigning for the first phase of the crucial assembly elections were to end, BJP leaders across the central plains of Chhattisgarh watched their television screens earnestly. And they heard what they were waiting for: a guarantee to Chhattisgarh’s farmers that a future BJP-led government would acquire paddy at ₹3,100 per quintal per acre. In …

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for 2024-25
1 year, 2 months ago

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for 2024-25

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly polls in key wheat growing states, the government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for the 2024-25 marketing season. Currently, the MSP of wheat stands at Rs 2,125 per quintal for the 2023-24 marketing season. The MSP of wheat has …

MSPs, dearness allowance raised ahead of elections
1 year, 2 months ago

MSPs, dearness allowance raised ahead of elections

Live Mint  

The Union cabinet approved a 2-7% increase in the minimum support price of six rabi crops and raised inflation-linked pay for central employees and pensioners ahead of key assembly and general elections, where farmers and government employees are influential voting blocs. The MSP increase for the 2024-25 rabi marketing season is in line with the government’s goal of doubling farmer …

Modi government hikes MSP for rabi crops for season 2024-25: Check latest prices
1 year, 2 months ago

Modi government hikes MSP for rabi crops for season 2024-25: Check latest prices

India TV News  

Ahead of upcoming Assembly elections, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to raise the Minimum Support Prices for all required Rabi crops for the 2024-25 marketing season. The highest increase in MSP has been approved for lentil at Rs 425 per quintal followed by rapeseed and mustard at Rs 200 per quintal. Check the latest MSP of rabi crops Currently, …

Govt hikes wheat MSP by ₹150 per quintal to ₹2,275/quintal for 2024-25: I&B minister
1 year, 2 months ago

Govt hikes wheat MSP by ₹150 per quintal to ₹2,275/quintal for 2024-25: I&B minister

The Hindu  

October 18, 2023 05:03 pm | Updated 05:39 pm IST - New Delhi Ahead of assembly polls in key wheat growing states, the government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price of wheat by ₹150 to ₹2,275 per quintal for the 2024-25 marketing season. Currently, the MSP on wheat stands at ₹2,125 per quintal for the 2023-24 …

Wheat MSP increased by ₹150; highest hike since Narendra Modi became PM
1 year, 2 months ago

Wheat MSP increased by ₹150; highest hike since Narendra Modi became PM

Hindustan Times  

The Central government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price of wheat by ₹150. This is the highest hike in MSP prices since Narendra Modi became the prime minister of the country in 2014, PTI reported. Information and Broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur said the panel has approved hikes in the MSP of all mandated rabi crops for …

Paddy Politics Heats Up in Chhattisgarh Ahead of Polls
1 year, 3 months ago

Paddy Politics Heats Up in Chhattisgarh Ahead of Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A minister in the Bhupesh Baghel government on Thursday declared that farmers would get a price of Rs 3,600 for a quintal of paddy if Congress returned to power in Chhattisgarh in the year-end assembly elections, triggering a political row here. State parliamentary affairs minister Ravindra Choubey, who is also spokesman of the Chhattisgarh government, said that the paddy …

AP procured 3.10 crore metric tonnes of paddy from 32.78 lakh farmers, says Karumuri
1 year, 3 months ago

AP procured 3.10 crore metric tonnes of paddy from 32.78 lakh farmers, says Karumuri

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Civil Supplies Minister Karumuri Nageswara said on Sunday that the AP government provided minimum support price for the paddy it procured from the farmers and kept middlemen and brokers out of the purchase process. Refuting allegations of Telugu Desam chief Chandrababu Naidu and others that the state government was neglecting paddy farmers, the minister said that during the five …

How Modi government's MSP policy boosts agricultural income, social security and distributive justice
1 year, 6 months ago

How Modi government's MSP policy boosts agricultural income, social security and distributive justice

Firstpost  

The Union Cabinet on 7 June 2023, increased the Minimum Support Price of all mandated Kharif crops to the tune of 5.3 per cent to 10.35 per cent for marketing season 2023-2024. However the highest MSP increase has been in moong, which witnessed a hike by 10.4 per cent to Rs 8,558 per quintal for the crop year 2023–24 from …

Modest MSP hike is a tightrope act by govt
1 year, 6 months ago

Modest MSP hike is a tightrope act by govt

Hindustan Times  

Concerns over sluggish rural demand in a pre-election year, and the risks of disruption to agricultural output from El Nino-driven drought-like conditions, put the spotlight on the quantum of increase in the government’s announcement of the Minimum Support Price at which it will procure crops from farmers for the 2023-24 kharif season. It turns out that weighing the crops by …

Explained | Will a hike in MSP help farmers?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Will a hike in MSP help farmers?

The Hindu  

June 12, 2023 10:47 pm | Updated 10:48 pm IST The story so far: Last week, the Centre announced the Minimum Support Price for this year’s summer season crops, hiking prices between 5-10% from last season, “to ensure remunerative prices to growers for their produce and to encourage crop diversification.” A section of farmer representatives have expressed unhappiness over what …

Telangana BJP hails hike in MSP
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana BJP hails hike in MSP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana BJP expressed its appreciation for the Union government's decision to increase the minimum support price for various crops in the upcoming Kharif crop season and the 2023-24 marketing season. Union minister G. Kishan Reddy highlighted the significant benefits for Telangana farmers, with MSPs having increased by an average of 60 per cent to 80 per cent since …

Telangana BJP Applauds Union Government's Increased MSP
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana BJP Applauds Union Government's Increased MSP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP expressed its appreciation for the Union government's decision to increase the minimum support price for various crops in the upcoming Kharif crop season and the 2023-24 marketing season. Union minister G. Kishan Reddy highlighted the significant benefits for Telangana farmers, with MSPs having increased by an average of 60 per cent to 80 per cent since …

Centre hikes kharif crop MSPs, ₹143 increase for paddy
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre hikes kharif crop MSPs, ₹143 increase for paddy

The Hindu  

The Centre has set the Minimum Support Price for paddy sown in the kharif or monsoon season at ₹2,183 per quintal, a hike of ₹143 per quintal in comparison to last year. The MSP for moong is ₹8,558 per quintal, an increase of ₹803 from last year, one of the highest increases among kharif crops. For ragi, this year’s MSP …

Govt weighs 3-8% increase in MSP for kharif crops
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt weighs 3-8% increase in MSP for kharif crops

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : The central government is weighing a 3-8% increase in the minimum support price for key kharif crops in 2023-24, according to two people familiar with the development. The MSP for common and grade A paddy varieties could see a 3-7% increase to the range of ₹2,100-2,200 per quintal, one of the two people said, requesting anonymity. The …

Economic Survey 2023: Centre's MSP Boost For Crops Powered Agriculture Sector To Robust Growth
1 year, 10 months ago

Economic Survey 2023: Centre's MSP Boost For Crops Powered Agriculture Sector To Robust Growth

ABP News  

The Economic Survey 2022-23 was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday in the parliament. As all eyes are on the Budget 2023, where the expectations for the agriculture sector remain upbeat, the Eco Survey 2022-23 showed that the performance of the agriculture and allied sector has been buoyant. As per the Eco Survey tabled in the Parliament, the …

Budget 2023 Expectations Agri Sector Centre Should Give Tax Sops For Agritech Startups Hike Assistance Under PM-KISAN
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 Expectations Agri Sector Centre Should Give Tax Sops For Agritech Startups Hike Assistance Under PM-KISAN

ABP News  

New Delhi, Jan 29 The government should in this year's Budget enhance cash assistance given to farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme from the current Rs 6,000 per year for the purchase of crop inputs, provide tax incentives to agritech startups and cut import duties on agrochemicals, according to industry experts. There is also a need to announce some incentives to …

PM Modi will decide on extending PMGKAY beyond December: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje
2 years ago

PM Modi will decide on extending PMGKAY beyond December: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take a call on extending the PMGKAY scheme to provide free ration to the poor beyond December, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said on Thursday said stressing that the government has sufficient foodgrains stock. The scheme is till December..After that, the decision will be taken by the Prime Minister," Ms. Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for …

'Modi government gave Rs 2,16,000 Cr to farmers in last 8 years': Union Minister
2 years ago

'Modi government gave Rs 2,16,000 Cr to farmers in last 8 years': Union Minister

India TV News  

Union Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala claimed that the Modi government has been working "for doubling the income of the farmers" adding, "Rs Rs 2,16,000 Crore has been given to them in the past eight years". Slamming the Congress-led-UPA government, the minister said it had a budget of Rs 1,17,000 Crore for ten years but when the …

Congress attacks Modi government over Rozgar Mela and MSP for Rabi crops
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress attacks Modi government over Rozgar Mela and MSP for Rabi crops

The Hindu  

The Congress on Saturday described the Rozgar Mela by the Narendra Modi government as "event baazi by the jumla king" and asked when would the Prime Minister honour his promise of 16 crore jobs. In a series of tweets, party general secretary Randeep Surjewala targeted the Modi government over the Minimum Support Price for rabi crops and said it was …

Centre increases minimum support price for wheat, mustard
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre increases minimum support price for wheat, mustard

The Hindu  

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, met here on Tuesday, announced an increase of 2% to 9% in the Minimum Support Prices for six mandated rabi crops for this season. The farmers’ organisations, who have been alleging that the Centre is delaying the announcement of the MSP, said the increase in paltry and by keeping the MSP of wheat low, …

Good news for farmers! Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 110 to Rs 2,125/quintal; 2-9% rise in 6 rabi crops
2 years, 2 months ago

Good news for farmers! Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 110 to Rs 2,125/quintal; 2-9% rise in 6 rabi crops

India TV News  

The government on Tuesday hiked the minimum support price of six rabi crops by up to 9 per cent, with Rs 110 per quintal increase for wheat crop to boost domestic production and farmers' income. Wheat MSP has been raised by 5.45 per cent to Rs 2,125 per quintal from Rs 2,015 per quintal to encourage more area under the …

Government announces hike in MSP for Kharif season
2 years, 6 months ago

Government announces hike in MSP for Kharif season

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for paddy by ₹100 per quintal for the 2022-23 Kharif season. At a press briefing after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that Indian agriculture had scaled new heights in the last eight years because of the Modi government’s beej se bazar tak …

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