Odisha seeks increase in MSP of paddy to Rs 3,100 per quintal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Odisha seeks increase in MSP of paddy to Rs 3,100 per quintal

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has requested the central government to increase the minimum support prices of key kharif crops from the upcoming season. At a crucial meeting of officials from eastern states with the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices here on Friday, the state has suggested to enhance the MSP of common grade paddy to Rs 2,950 per quintal and grade-A paddy to Rs 3,100 per quintal. Among other crops, the state government has sought the MSP of Rs 4,740 per quintal for ragi, Rs 2,375 for maize, Rs 8,125 for tur, Rs 8,832 for moong, Rs 7,875 for urad, Rs 7,200 for groundnut, Rs 9,917 for sesame, Rs 9,450 for niger seed, Rs 7,621 for medium staple cotton and Rs 8,021 for long staple cotton. Highlighting Odisha’s agricultural progress, he pointed out the state’s high-quality strawberry production and recommended expanding organic farming practices. Principal secretary of Agriculture department Arabinda Padhee said the state provides an additional input assistance of `800 per quintal over the MSP of paddy for encouraging farmers.

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Middlemen looting paddy farmers in Nellore, alleges YSRCP leader
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3 days, 9 hours ago

Middlemen looting paddy farmers in Nellore, alleges YSRCP leader

The Hindu  

Farmers, who grow paddy in SPSR Nellore district, are facing difficulties due to the lack of minimum support price, said former Agriculture Minister and YSR Congress Party Nellore district president Kakani Govardhan Reddy while speaking at a media conference, at the YSRCP office in Nellore on Thursday. The MSP for 850 kg of paddy has been fixed at ₹19,800, however, …

Odisha government set to cross 77 lakh tonne paddy purchase target
2 weeks ago

Odisha government set to cross 77 lakh tonne paddy purchase target

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With 22 days left for procurement of kharif paddy and 70 lakh tonne already purchased, the state is likely to cross the target of 77 lakh tonne set by the Group of Ministers. A review of the ongoing paddy procurement by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra revealed that around 70 lakh tonne of paddy has …

Maharashtra government forms panel over MSP
1 month ago

Maharashtra government forms panel over MSP

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai:The Maharashtra government on Monday issued an order to form a committee to study and implement minimum support price schemes under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan. The committee has been asked to submit a detailed report within one month, including suggestions and recommendations for the government on effectively implementing the MSP schemes across the state. The state government …

Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending
1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The size of the state budget is likely to touch Rs 3 lakh crore, up from Rs 2.65 lakh crore in 2024-25, when Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presents the annual budget in the Assembly on Monday. With the latest Odisha Economic Survey projecting state’s economy to expand in the range of 8 per cent to 8.5 per cent …

Chief Secretary directs steps to stabilise prices of vegetables in Andhra Pradesh
1 month, 1 week ago

Chief Secretary directs steps to stabilise prices of vegetables in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand has ordered the officials of the Agriculture, Marketing and Civil Supplies departments, and Markfed to take steps to stabilise the prices of chilli and vegetables, and to continuously monitor the prices to make timely interventions. Addressing the officials through a video-conference on Saturday, Mr. Vijayanand said that farmers should not suffer losses and, at …

Odisha Assembly Budget: Governor’s Address Focuses on Education, Employment, Infrastructure
1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha Assembly Budget: Governor’s Address Focuses on Education, Employment, Infrastructure

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Legislative Assembly's Budget Session commenced on Thursday with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati’s address, setting the tone for the state's developmental agenda. The Governor underlined Odisha’s ambitious education roadmap, with the implementation of the New Education Policy aimed at positioning the state as a leader in India’s development by 2047. Under the ‘Utkarsh Odisha’ initiative, the state successfully …

State to give ₹450 a quintal along with MSP to red gram growers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

State to give ₹450 a quintal along with MSP to red gram growers

The Hindu  

The State government has announced an additional ₹450 for a quintal of red gram along with the minimum support price of ₹7,550 announced by the Central government which will round off the MSP for toor growers to ₹8,000 a quintal. Agriculture Marketing Minister Shivanand Patil said in a note on Sunday that the Finance Department had given the approval for …

Odisha govt raises kharif paddy procurement target to 77 lakh tonne
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha govt raises kharif paddy procurement target to 77 lakh tonne

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : The Group of Ministers on paddy procurement has approved enhancement of purchase target to 77 lakh tonne from 65 lakh tonne for the ongoing kharif season. Singh Deo said the process of paddy procurement has become more transparent and successful as deputy chief ministers, ministers and senior officials are visiting the districts and directly monitoring the process. Principal …

Kerala Assembly: Agriculture Minister calls for State-specific MSP to address high paddy production costs
2 months ago

Kerala Assembly: Agriculture Minister calls for State-specific MSP to address high paddy production costs

The Hindu  

A uniform minimum support price fixed by the Central government for paddy procurement is unscientific, and it will not benefit the farmers in States where the production cost of paddy is high, Kerala Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said. Replying to a calling attention motion in the Kerala Assembly here on Wednesday, the Minister said the present MSP for paddy …

Chhattisgarh Cabinet Approves Procurement of Paddy at Rs 3,100 per Quintal
2 months ago

Chhattisgarh Cabinet Approves Procurement of Paddy at Rs 3,100 per Quintal

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh cabinet on Sunday approved the proposal to procure paddy from the farmers at Rs 3,100 per quintal. The Centre will procure paddy at the minimum support price of Rs 2,300 quintal and the state government would give an additional amount of Rs 800 per quintal to the farmers for purchase of the paddy. The ruling BJP had …

Govt cuts reserve price of rice for OMSS to ₹2,250/quintal
2 months ago

Govt cuts reserve price of rice for OMSS to ₹2,250/quintal

Live Mint  

In a move to enhance food security and boost ethanol production, Union food and consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi announced a revision to the Open Market Sale Scheme Policy for 2024-25. The updated policy, announced on 17 January, sets a reserve price of ₹2,250 per quintal for rice sold to state governments, state corporations, and community kitchens, without the need …

BJD protest, a ploy to malign Odisha’s image, counters BJP
2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD protest, a ploy to malign Odisha’s image, counters BJP

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The BJP hit out at the BJD for organising a protest against price rise saying the Opposition party was trying to malign the image of the state when the focus of the entire world and the country was on Odisha because of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held here from January 8. Addressing a media conference here, BJP …

Telangana urges Centre to ensure MSP of ₹20K per tonne of oilpalm bunches, to hike import duty
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana urges Centre to ensure MSP of ₹20K per tonne of oilpalm bunches, to hike import duty

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Telangana Minister for Agriculture Tummala Nageswara Rao has requested the Centre, particularly Union Minister of Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to ensure minimum support price of at least ₹20,000 per tonne to oilpalm bunches to protect the interests of farmers taking to the plantation crop that has the potential to reduce the edible oil import bill considerably. Further, he suggested …

Odisha government assures rain-hit farmers of paddy procurement below FAQ norms
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha government assures rain-hit farmers of paddy procurement below FAQ norms

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : The state government on Tuesday reassured the farmers that it will procure paddy affected by the recent rains under the price support system even if it does not conform to the FAQ norms set by the central government. Such a promise came from Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra a day after Revenue minister Suresh …

Govt approves ₹11,582 MSP for milling copra to boost farmers’ income, financial implication estimated at ₹855 crore
3 months ago

Govt approves ₹11,582 MSP for milling copra to boost farmers’ income, financial implication estimated at ₹855 crore

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday increased the minimum support price for milling copra for the 2025 marketing season by ₹425 per quintal, bringing it to ₹11,582 per quintal. The total financial implication of this decision is estimated at ₹855 crore, said Union minister for information and broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw following the Cabinet meeting. Since 2014, …

Centre hikes MSP for copra for crop season 2025
3 months 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 …

Punjab, Haryana farmers getting max benefits of MSP, says Union minister Bittu
3 months, 1 week ago

Punjab, Haryana farmers getting max benefits of MSP, says Union minister Bittu

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing farmer agitation, Union minister Ravneet Bittu on Wednesday questioned the veracity of asking for the minimum support price claiming that Punjab and Haryana farmers are already getting the same. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always given importance to Punjab farmers’ interests and has already implemented a significant hike in MSP,” he said. Dallewal’s fast-unto-death enters Day 16 …

Odisha CM Launches Rs 800 Input Aid for Farmers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha CM Launches Rs 800 Input Aid for Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday launched an initiative to provide an additional input assistance of Rs 800 per quintal to paddy farmers, supplementing the minimum support price of Rs 2,300 per quintal. It is only fitting that we start this initiative here.” Majhi also took the opportunity to critique the policies of the previous administration, led …

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

Record yield expected, ensure smooth procurement process: Minister Uttam to officials
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Record yield expected, ensure smooth procurement process: Minister Uttam to officials

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday urged people’s representatives and officials to play a proactive role in the success of Telangana’s largest-ever paddy procurement initiative this year. Uttam was addressing a video conference, which was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Ponnam Prabhakar, MPs, MLAs, MLCs and …

Odisha government to kickstart paddy purchase from Bargarh district on November 21
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha government to kickstart paddy purchase from Bargarh district on November 21

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : The state government has decided to start paddy procurement for the kharif marketing season 2024-25 from Bargarh district on November 21. This will be the first procurement season of the BJP government which has committed to fulfilling its major poll promise of buying paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal with an input subsidy of Rs 800 - one …

Mysuru farmers demand bonus of ₹500 a quintal for paddy
6 months ago

Mysuru farmers demand bonus of ₹500 a quintal for paddy

The Hindu  

The Federation of Karnataka Farmers’ Associations and the State Sugarcane Growers’ Association president Kurubur Shanthkumar on Thursday urged the State government to consider giving a bonus of ₹500 per quintal for paddy with the steep rise in the production cost. At a press conference here, after presiding over the coordination committee meeting of the associations at Jaladarshini, he said the …

Agri ministry plans to launch price compensation scheme for all crops, including vegetables; states to take final call
6 months ago

Agri ministry plans to launch price compensation scheme for all crops, including vegetables; states to take final call

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government is planning to compensate farmers for the losses they suffer when the prices of produce fall substantially below the minimum support price, or MSP. According to the scheme, when the market price of a farm produce—whether grains, pulses or vegetables—falls below the MSP, the Union government will cover up to 15% of the price difference. States …

Will Modi govt bring law to give legal guarantee of MSP? Agri minister keeps everyone guessing – Firstpost
7 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 …

Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable
8 months ago

Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable

Hindustan Times  

Massive subsidies for growers of paddy, a water-guzzling cereal that has ecologically ruined Punjab and Haryana, along with state-guaranteed purchases,have made it the most profitable crop in the country, the reason why farmers don’t want to shift to scarce items such as pulses, a new study has said. However, given that subsidies are heavily skewed towards rice, it will be …

Farmers seek hike in production incentive for paddy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers seek hike in production incentive for paddy

The Hindu  

As the State government works to speed up the distribution of dues to paddy farmers in Kuttanad, the calls to raise State production incentives to match the new minimum support price are now gaining momentum. At present, paddy farmers receive ₹28.12 per kg, which includes 12 paise for handling charges. Sonichan Pulinkunnu, general secretary of the Paddy Farmers’ Protection Council …

Farmers to petition Opposition MPs for private members’ bill on MSP guarantee
8 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 …

Kerala Assembly: Recent climate vagaries caused loss of ₹110 crore in paddy sector, says Agriculture Minister
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: Recent climate vagaries caused loss of ₹110 crore in paddy sector, says Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Climate change-induced weather vagaries inflicted a cumulative loss of around ₹110 crore to paddy farmers in Kerala in the just-concluded summer season, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said. Replying to a Calling Attention motion in the Kerala Assembly on July 1, Mr. Prasad said the combined effect of heatwave-like and drought-like conditions that persisted in Kerala from February to May …

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin increases paddy procurement incentives
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin increases paddy procurement incentives

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday ordered an additional incentive for paddy procurement, following which revision, from September 1, farmers will receive Rs 2,450 per quintal for Grade-A paddy and Rs 2,405 per quintal for the common variety. The price revision follows the union government’s move last week, marginally increasing the minimum support price for kharif crops for …

TN farmers unhappy with 5 per cent paddy MSP hike, want incentive from govt
9 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 …

MSP hike likely to benefit FMCG, auto, banking and consumer stocks
9 months ago

MSP hike likely to benefit FMCG, auto, banking and consumer stocks

Live Mint  

Union Cabinet announced MSP hike for 14 Kharif crops for 2024-2025 season, aiming to boost farmers' incomes and rural economy. Moreover, the banking sector is likely to see positive effects from the higher income levels among farmers, which could lead to increased deposits and credit uptake in rural areas. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Notably, FMCG and auto stocks have been trending higher …

Govt Hikes Paddy MSP By Rs 117 To Rs 2,300 Per Quintal For 2024-25, Approves MSP For Total 14 Kharif Crops
9 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
9 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 …

Clarify pricing and modality, Bargarh farmers urge elected representatives
9 months, 1 week ago

Clarify pricing and modality, Bargarh farmers urge elected representatives

New Indian Express  

BARGARH : With the new BJP government now in place in Odisha, the farmers of Bargarh district are eagerly awaiting a clarification on the promised increase in Minimum Support Price for paddy to ` 3100. Subsequently, on Tuesday, the farmers of 12 blocks in the district under the banner of Sanjukta Krushak Sangathan launched ‘Mandi Ku Chala Abhiyan’ campaign to …

Farmers’ demand timely supply of agricultural inputs
9 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 …

Telangana Cabinet approves Rs 500 bonus to paddy farmers
10 months ago

Telangana Cabinet approves Rs 500 bonus to paddy farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Fulfilling yet another poll promise made during Assembly polls, the Congress government has decided to give Rs 500 per quintal bonus to paddy farmers producing 'sanna vadlu' from the upcoming kharif season. The government has decided to utilise sanna vadlu procured from farmers to produce sanna biyyam for supplying to students in hostels run by welfare departments and also …

Telangana govt. to offer ₹500 per quintal bonus to farmers from next season
10 months ago

Telangana govt. to offer ₹500 per quintal bonus to farmers from next season

The Hindu  

In a major boost to farmers, the Telangana government has decided to pay ₹500 bonus per quintal for fine rice cultivated by farmers from the forthcoming kharif season. The State Cabinet, which met here on Monday, took a decision to this effect after elaborate discussion on the procurement of rabi food grain, amenities in educational institutions ahead of reopening of …

Punjab agri experts raise concern over water-guzzling spring maize
10 months, 1 week ago

Punjab agri experts raise concern over water-guzzling spring maize

Hindustan Times  

Spring maize, sown from February to June, has become a favourite of farmers in the state, forcing the agricultural experts to raise a red flag as the crop, which needs more water to sustain something which Punjab, with its fast-depleting groundwater table, can’t afford. According to the figures provided by Punjab Agricultural University, in 2023, the area under spring maize …

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal on Thursday alleged irregularities of over Rs 1 lakh crore in paddy procurement in the state and assured transparency will be restored if his party came to power. Describing the BJD government in the state as anti-farmer, Samal said if BJP comes to power, all paddy grown by farmers will be procured. Alleging the …

Farmers peeved as agri-bonus promise in Raj, MP not kept
1 year ago

Farmers peeved as agri-bonus promise in Raj, MP not kept

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The issue of agriculture bonuses is set to become a significant talking point during the forthcoming general elections, with resentment brewing among farmers following the BJP’s retraction of its initial commitment to provide bonus amounts in addition to the procurement of wheat and rice at the Minimum Support Price. The newly elected BJP governments in Madhya Pradesh and …

BJP promises Odisha farmers free power, Rs 3,100 per quintal for paddy
1 year ago

BJP promises Odisha farmers free power, Rs 3,100 per quintal for paddy

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Even before releasing its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections, the BJP on Monday promised to pay Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy and free electricity to farmers if it comes to power in Odisha. State BJP president Manmohan Samal said farmers of the state have been mostly neglected under the BJD government as their average income remains one …

Rs 2,500 MSP per quintal of paddy in two years: TN Agriculture Minister
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Paddy gambit may hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 4 months 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 …

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections
1 year, 4 months ago

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections

Live Mint  

Government procurement of paddy has fallen as farmers hold back on selling their crop, hoping for sops ahead of Assembly elections in five states this year. The union government, through the federal Food Corporation of India and state agencies, has procured 14.7 million tonnes of paddy in the ongoing kharif marketing season that started on 1 October, as against 15.9 …

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for 2024-25
1 year, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

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