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.

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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 …

Haryana: Hooda slams Saini govt over ‘no DAP shortage’ claims
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haryana: Hooda slams Saini govt over ‘no DAP shortage’ claims

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday criticised the ruling BJP government, accusing the party of failing to provide sufficient diammonium phosphate to farmers, causing delays in the sowing of rabi crop. Hooda said that during the assembly elections, the BJP leaders had promised to prioritise welfare of farmers, but now the farmers are forced to stand in …

Farmers Blamed for Delhi's Air Pollution: A Call for Direct Action
2 months ago

Farmers Blamed for Delhi's Air Pollution: A Call for Direct Action

Firstpost  

The article highlights the issue of air and water pollution in Delhi and the role of farmers in the problem. It proposes a direct benefit transfer of Rs 2,500 per acre to paddy farmers to incentivize them to adopt sustainable practices and reduce stubble burning. The government should also promote organic farming to address the root causes of pollution.

Congress takes out tractor rallies across Madhya Pradesh demanding higher MSP
3 months ago

Congress takes out tractor rallies across Madhya Pradesh demanding higher MSP

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday took out protest rallies on tractors in all district headquarters across the State as part of its ongoing ‘Kisan Nyay Yatra’ to demand higher prices for soya bean, wheat and rice. Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders such as State unit president Jitu Patwari and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh have long been demanding the …

Under pressure to check farm fires, Punjab sets action plan in motion
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Under pressure to check farm fires, Punjab sets action plan in motion

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to check stubble burning and air pollution, the Punjab agriculture department has started delivering subsidised crop residue management machines to farmers ahead of the upcoming kharif harvest season expected to begin from October 1. Punjab government is facilitating industrial houses and entrepreneurs to import big bailers to collect paddy stubble on a large scale and use it …

Announcement not enough, need legal guarantee for MSP: Farmer unions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Announcement not enough, need legal guarantee for MSP: Farmer unions

Hindustan Times  

A day after Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini announced that his government will buy all 24 crops on the minimum support price in the state, up from the existing 14, the prominent farmer unions in the state have now called for a legal guarantee for the MSP. Rattan Mann, state president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, said, “This announcement is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal
7 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 …

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, …

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?

The Hindu  

On February 13, groups of farmers began a march to New Delhi, to press for fulfilment of their demands, which include a legal guarantee for purchasing crops at Minimum Support Price and India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization which, they allege, places pressure on the Centre for drafting policies for procurement and MSP. While the Centre has fixed MSP …

BJP promises Odisha farmers free power, Rs 3,100 per quintal for paddy
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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 …

‘Delhi Chalo’ protests | Why farmers are marching to Delhi?
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Delhi Chalo’ protests | Why farmers are marching to Delhi?

The Hindu  

Police fired teargas on February 13 at hundreds of farmers and supporters during their protest march to New Delhi to demand better prices for their produce. The Modi government also aims to prevent a repeat of a year-long protest in 2020-21 when the farmers forced the government to scarp three farm laws. The government announces support prices for more than …

‘Stubble will cease to be a problem’, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Stubble will cease to be a problem’, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday expressed confidence that stubble would cease to be a problem over a period of time. Gadkari said that when he was in Punjab he had suggested the Punjab government to formulate a stubble policy to enable farmers to derive value from their stubble. Adopt ‘carrot and stick’ policy to curb farm fires: Supreme Court …

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 …

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Haryana: Zero incidents of stubble burning in 5 districts, plans underway to use stubble in biogas production
1 year, 1 month ago

Haryana: Zero incidents of stubble burning in 5 districts, plans underway to use stubble in biogas production

Op India  

The Haryana government, led by Manohar Lal Khattar, has come up with a smart solution to address the problem of stubble burning in the state. Now, farmers in the state will not only receive money for their crop residue but also have the option to convert the stubble into compressed biogas. The Haryana government is providing an incentive of ₹1,000 …

157k Punjab farmers seek machines for effective management of stubble
1 year, 3 months ago

157k Punjab farmers seek machines for effective management of stubble

Hindustan Times  

Punjab is seeing a high demand for machines to manage farm residue, the burning of which cause severe air pollution in northern India every autumn, as around 157,000 farmers have applied for 24,569 subsidized machines that will be distributed this week, officials said. Applications for smart seeders, machines that are used to plant winter wheat after harvesting paddy without removing …

Farmers call off protest after Haryana govt agrees to pay MSP
1 year, 6 months ago

Farmers call off protest after Haryana govt agrees to pay MSP

Firstpost  

Haryana farmers took to the streets near Shahabad on June 6 afternoon and blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway demanding a minimum support price for sunflower seeds. The protest call was given by BKU chief Gurnam Singh Charuni Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait announced the suspension of protests by farmers on Tuesday after the Haryana government agreed to pay the minimum support …

‘BJP shows anti-farmer face again’: Congress on Haryana sunflower farmers’ stir
1 year, 6 months ago

‘BJP shows anti-farmer face again’: Congress on Haryana sunflower farmers’ stir

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party government has once again displayed its anti-farmer face by ordering a baton charge on the sunflower farmers, who were demanding a minimum support price for their produce, in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Delhi, Congress leader and member of Parliament Deepender …

BJP targeting Punjab farmers as they shattered their arrogance: CM Mann on stubble burning
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP targeting Punjab farmers as they shattered their arrogance: CM Mann on stubble burning

India Today  

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that BJP was targeting Punjab farmers for burning stubble as they shattered the saffron party’s “arrogance” with the protest against the now-repealed farm laws. Just a day before, the BJP had accused the Punjab government of “sleeping” while farm fires raged in the state, leading to deteriorating air quality in northern India. Attacking …

Delhi, Punjab may jointly pay incentive to cut stubble burning
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi, Punjab may jointly pay incentive to cut stubble burning

Hindustan Times  

The governments of Punjab and Delhi are working on finalising a monetary incentive for farmers if they do not burn their paddy residue after harvesting, a top official said on Friday, after the Union government turned down their request to chip in with funds. Stubble burning and finding a solution to it is one of the 15-key-focus areas identified by …

What is Minimum Support Price, or MSP?
3 years ago

What is Minimum Support Price, or MSP?

Business Standard  

MSPs are the prices at which the government procures certain crops from farmers to insure them against any sharp fall in prices. Based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, the government declares MSP after considering the views of state governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned for agricultural crops such as cereal, pulses, oilseeds and commercial crops …

Bring MSP law, public will bless you in polls: Rakesh Tikait to Centre | Agenda Aaj Tak
3 years ago

Bring MSP law, public will bless you in polls: Rakesh Tikait to Centre | Agenda Aaj Tak

India Today  

Speaking at Agenda Aaj Tak in New Delhi on Friday, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait asked the BJP to bring MSP law if they want the public's blessings in coming elections. They don’t want farmers to get MSP for the benefits of big traders. Q: THEY SAY MSP WILL BENEFIT ONLY 6% OF FARMERS Today, a farmer is unable …

Explained | What will a legal guarantee of MSP involve?
3 years ago

Explained | What will a legal guarantee of MSP involve?

The Hindu  

The story so far: After a year-long agitation on the borders of Delhi, protesting farm unions under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha have achieved their headline demand, namely the repeal of three contentious laws seeking to reform the storage and marketing of agricultural produce. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the SKM said MSP based on …

Centre Agrees to Farmers Demand of Decriminalising Stubble Burning, Says Agriculture Minister
3 years ago

Centre Agrees to Farmers Demand of Decriminalising Stubble Burning, Says Agriculture Minister

News 18  

Appealing protesting farmers to end their agitation, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the Centre has agreed to their demand of decriminalising stubble burning. Stating that there is no justification for the continuation of the agitation after the government announced repeal of the three farm laws, Tomar said: ”Therefore, I appeal to all farmers organisations to end …

Accept Farmers Demand on MSP, Movement Won't End Without It: Varun Gandhi to PM
3 years, 1 month ago

Accept Farmers Demand on MSP, Movement Won't End Without It: Varun Gandhi to PM

News 18  

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept the farmers’ demand for statutory MSP guarantee for their crops, saying their movement wouldn’t end without it. In a letter to the prime minister, the MP from Pilibhit in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh also asked him to take action against Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra ‘Teni’ for the …

Farmers disappointed over ‘meagre hike’ in MSP for paddy
3 years, 6 months ago

Farmers disappointed over ‘meagre hike’ in MSP for paddy

The Hindu  

A section of farmers’ representatives of Tiruchi and delta districts has expressed disappointment over the “meagre” increase in the minimum support price for paddy announced by the Union government on Wednesday. Swaminathan Committee recommendation of providing for 50% profit over and above cost of cultivation for agricultural produce, Arupathy Kalyanam, general secretary, Federation of Farmers’ Associations of Delta Districts, said …

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 …

Agri Bills Aim to Double Farmers' Income, MSP & Mandis Not Going to be Quashed: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
4 years ago

Agri Bills Aim to Double Farmers' Income, MSP & Mandis Not Going to be Quashed: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

News 18  

Reiterating Modi government’s commitment to double the income of the farmers by 2022, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday sought to make it clear that all the endeavours of the Centre in the state were aimed towards this and the overall welfare of the farmer community. “I appeal to you to not be misguided by the misinformation campaign …

'Totally False': Bhartiya Kisan Union Leader Rakesh Tikait Junks PM Modi's Claim on MSP
4 years ago

'Totally False': Bhartiya Kisan Union Leader Rakesh Tikait Junks PM Modi's Claim on MSP

News 18  

Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday junked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim of implementing recommendations of the Swaminathan commission on the MSP for crops, saying farmers are committing suicide as they are not getting the remunerative price of their produce. He said farmers do not want an aid of Rs 500 per month being given by the Centre …

Govt Buys 55.61 Lakh Tonnes Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last 18 Days
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Buys 55.61 Lakh Tonnes Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last 18 Days

News 18  

New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday said about 55.61 lakh tonnes of kharif paddy worth Rs 10,500 crore has been purchased at minimum support price from 4.80 lakh farmers in the last 18 days. Till October 13, about 55.61 lakh tonnes of paddy was procured at MSP value of Rs 10,500.72 crore, it said. Till October 10, about 669.74 tonnes …

FCI, State Procurement Agencies Purchase 48.53 Lakh Tonne of Paddy So Far
4 years, 2 months ago

FCI, State Procurement Agencies Purchase 48.53 Lakh Tonne of Paddy So Far

News 18  

Food Corporation of India and state procurement agencies have purchased 48.53 lakh tonnes of paddy till Monday at the minimum support price for over Rs 9,000 crore, the government said on Tuesday. “Food Corporation of India along with other govt agencies has, up to October 12, procured over 48.53 LMT paddy with a total MSP value of Rs 9,164.30 crore …

Govt Buys 44,809 Tonne Kharif Paddy at MSP from Punjab, Haryana in 3 Days
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Buys 44,809 Tonne Kharif Paddy at MSP from Punjab, Haryana in 3 Days

News 18  

The Centre on Wednesday said it has procured about 44,809 tonnes of paddy worth Rs 84.60 crore in the past three days, at the minimum support price from Punjab and Haryana. About 41,303 tonnes and 3,506 tonnes of paddy from Punjab and Haryana, respectively, have been procured at the MSP rate of Rs 1,888 per quintal in the past three …

Govt. announces 2.6% hike for wheat MSP amid farmers’ protests
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt. announces 2.6% hike for wheat MSP amid farmers’ protests

The Hindu  

In the earliest announcement of minimum support prices in at least a decade, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Lok Sabha that the Cabinet has approved MSP hikes for six crops, including a 2.6% increase in the rate for wheat. However, this year’s MSP announcement comes just a day after Parliament cleared two controversial Bills, which will facilitate contract …

Decision to hike MSP will benefit crores of farmers, says PM Modi
4 years, 3 months ago

Decision to hike MSP will benefit crores of farmers, says PM Modi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the decision of hike in the Minimum Support Price of six rabi crops including wheat and gram as "historic", saying it will empower farmers and contribute to doubling of their income. In line with our ethos of taking farmer-friendly measures, the Cabinet has taken another historic decision to raise the MSP, he said, …

Will resign as deputy CM if MSP is discontinued: Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala
4 years, 3 months ago

Will resign as deputy CM if MSP is discontinued: Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala

The Hindu  

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Sunday said there was no mention of doing away with the minimum support price on crops in Centre’s agriculture sector Bills, and that if there is any attempt to discontinue the MSP, he will quit from deputy CM’s post. “The crops of the farmers would be procured on the MSP and they would …

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