CCEA may okay tomorrow hike in paddy MSP by Rs200/qtl, ragi by Rs900/qtl: Report
6 years, 8 months ago

CCEA may okay tomorrow hike in paddy MSP by Rs200/qtl, ragi by Rs900/qtl: Report

India TV News  

In order to ensure that farmers get at least 1.5 times of the production cost, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs will meet on Wednesday to revise the minimum support price of kharif crops. The maximum hike in the MSP is likely to be in case of ragi, which is expected to be increased by Rs 900 to Rs 2,700 per quintal for 2018-19 crop year, news agency PTI cited sources as saying. But there will a sharp increase in crops like paddy, ragi and moong, whose MSP are well below the 150 per cent of the input cost," an official source said, news agency further reported. Recently, PM Narendra Modi had said that the Cabinet will approve the increase in MSP to at least 1.5 times of the production cost in the upcoming meeting.

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Middlemen looting paddy farmers in Nellore, alleges YSRCP leader
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1 day, 7 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 seeks increase in MSP of paddy to Rs 3,100 per quintal
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Kerala Assembly: Agriculture Minister calls for State-specific MSP to address high paddy production costs
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Modi Cabinet extends National Health Mission for next 5 years, increases jute MSP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet extends National Health Mission for next 5 years, increases jute MSP

India TV News  

In the latest development, the Centre has increased the Minimum Support Price for Jute by Rs 315 per quintal or 6 per cent year-on-year for 2025-26. The new MSP of Rs 5,650 per quintal will yield a 66.8 per cent profit for the producers. While announcing Cabinet decisions, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said, "Jute production is based on a variety …

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 …

Centre Hikes MSP for Copra Upto Rs 12,100 per quintal
3 months ago

Centre Hikes MSP for Copra Upto Rs 12,100 per quintal

Deccan Chronicle  

Briefing the media after the cabinet meeting, information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters that a decision in this regard was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The MSP for 'milling copra' has been increased by Rs 420 to Rs 11,582 per quintal, while for 'ball copra' by Rs 100 to …

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 …

Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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 …

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana
4 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: Allegations are rife that the millers are causing trouble to farmers by not purchasing the grain at the MSP fixed by the Central government. The farmers bring two types of paddy to the purchase centres, but the millers are not buying the grain from IKP centres, due to a high moisture content. Meanwhile, IKP centre organisers said that farmers …

Chhattisgarh government plans to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy in kharif season
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh government plans to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy in kharif season

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh government has set a target to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy from farmers in the upcoming kharif season, officials said on Tuesday, claiming that the target is the highest since the state’s formation in 2000. The government will purchase paddy from registered farmers at a rate of 21 quintals per acre on the support price. In 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 …

M.P. Cabinet increases MSP for soya bean; proposal to go for Centre’s nod
6 months, 1 week ago

M.P. Cabinet increases MSP for soya bean; proposal to go for Centre’s nod

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase the MSP for soya bean to ₹4,800 per quintal from the current price of close to ₹4,000. “The Chief Minister made a proposal at the meeting that we will request the Centre to increase the soya bean MSP to ₹4,800 because the current rate in the market is ₹4,000. …

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 …

Farmers to petition Opposition MPs for private members’ bill on MSP guarantee
8 months, 2 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, 2 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 …

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 …

Not enough: Congress, SAD, farm unions on paddy MSP hike
9 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 …

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 …

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season
9 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
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 …

RBI annual report 2023-2024: MSPs for kharif and rabi crops ensured minimum return of 50% over cost of production
9 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, …

Cabinet approves MSP hike for raw jute by ₹285 to ₹5,335 for FY25
1 year ago

Cabinet approves MSP hike for raw jute by ₹285 to ₹5,335 for FY25

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, approved raising the minimum support price of raw jute by ₹285 to ₹5,335 per 100 kg for the 2024-25 season. An estimated 4.0 million jute farmers and their households, and 500,000 workers involved with jute mills will benefit from the move, Union minister Piyush …

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

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 …

Wheat MSP increased by ₹150; highest hike since Narendra Modi became PM
1 year, 5 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, 6 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 …

Centre hikes kharif crop MSPs, ₹143 increase for paddy
1 year, 9 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, 9 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 …

Centre increases minimum support price for wheat, mustard
2 years, 5 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, …

Haryana likely to achieve 55 lakh MT paddy procurement target: agri dept
2 years, 5 months ago

Haryana likely to achieve 55 lakh MT paddy procurement target: agri dept

Hindustan Times  

: The Haryana government is likely to achieve the target of procuring 55 lakh MT of paddy on minimum support price despite yield loss due to unseasonal rains and dwarfing disease, the state agriculture department has claimed, amid talks that arrival of rice from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh could help the procurement agencies to accomplish the number. Haryana likely to achieve …

Government announces hike in MSP for Kharif season
2 years, 9 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 …

Modi govt hikes MSP on paddy by Rs 100 to Rs 2,040 per quintal
2 years, 9 months ago

Modi govt hikes MSP on paddy by Rs 100 to Rs 2,040 per quintal

India TV News  

Modi govt hikes MSP on paddy by Rs 100 to Rs 2,040 per quintal The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the increase in MSP for all mandated Kharif crops for the 2022-23 crop year. Highlights Centre approves MSPs for Kharif Marketing Season 2022-23, informs Union Minister Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by …

Centre explains reason for lower budget estimate than FY 2021-22
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre explains reason for lower budget estimate than FY 2021-22

Op India  

The All India Kisan Sabha, the farmer wing of the CPM, which is also a part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha that led the demonstration against the three farm laws, slammed the Union Budget, calling it anti-poor, anti-farmer, insensitive to genuine demands of farmers. In fact this is lesser than the allocation of 2.48 lakh crore…"https://t.co/8cYf3bGthN — AIKS February 2, …

What is Minimum Support Price, or MSP?
3 years, 3 months 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 …

MSP is no silver bullet to boost farmers' income
3 years, 3 months ago

MSP is no silver bullet to boost farmers' income

Live Mint  

Even as the central government has announced its withdrawal of the three farm laws, farmer unions have persisted in their demand to make the minimum support price a legal entitlement. The National Commission on Farmers, headed by eminent agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan, had in 2006 recommended the MSP should be at least 50% more than the weighted average cost …

Govt Buys 291 Lakh Tonnes Of Paddy For Rs 57,032 Cr So Far In 2021-22 Kharif Marketing Year
3 years, 3 months ago

Govt Buys 291 Lakh Tonnes Of Paddy For Rs 57,032 Cr So Far In 2021-22 Kharif Marketing Year

News 18  

The government has procured paddy worth Rs 57,032 crore so far in the 2021-22 kharif marketing season. The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22 at MSP from farmers, as was done in previous years, an official statement said. Separately, the government said that under the PM-GKAY scheme, the food ministry had allocated a total of almost …

Explained | What will a legal guarantee of MSP involve?
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Rate of MSP, procurement of crops increasing continuously after implementation of new farm laws: Tomar
3 years, 6 months ago

Rate of MSP, procurement of crops increasing continuously after implementation of new farm laws: Tomar

India TV News  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday hit back at those propagating "misinformation" about MSP with the emergence of the new farm laws. Tomar said that the rate of MSP and procurement of crops was increasing continuously after the implementation of the new farm laws. On the contrary, the rate of MSP and procurement of crops on MSP are …

Govt Hikes Wheat MSP by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 Per Quintal for 2021-22 Crop Year
3 years, 6 months ago

Govt Hikes Wheat MSP by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 Per Quintal for 2021-22 Crop Year

News 18  

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 per quintal and for mustard seed by Rs 400 to Rs 5,050 per quintal for the current crop year. According to an official release, the CCEA has approved increase in the MSP for six rabi crops for the 2021-22 crop year …

Modi Govt hikes wheat MSP to Rs 2,015 per quintal amid ongoing farmers' protest
3 years, 6 months ago

Modi Govt hikes wheat MSP to Rs 2,015 per quintal amid ongoing farmers' protest

India TV News  

Rabi crop MSP: The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 per quintal and for mustard seed by Rs 400 to Rs 5,050 per quintal for the current crop year in order to boost crop area as well as income of farmers. Wheat MSP has been increased by Rs 40 to …

Measly Rs 72 Hike in Paddy MSP, Farmer Agitation Become Political Rallying Point in Poll-Bound Punjab
3 years, 9 months ago

Measly Rs 72 Hike in Paddy MSP, Farmer Agitation Become Political Rallying Point in Poll-Bound Punjab

News 18  

Confident of getting the upper hand in the ongoing internal Congress tussle, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is upping the ante on farmer issues like a “measly” hike in procurement price of paddy by the Centre and the stalemate between farmers and Centre over farm laws, which his camp sees as a major factor going in its favour in …

Farmers disappointed over ‘meagre hike’ in MSP for paddy
3 years, 9 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 …

Cabinet clears hike in kharif crop MSPs
3 years, 9 months ago

Cabinet clears hike in kharif crop MSPs

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet has raised minimum support prices of summer-sown crops, increasing them by 1.8% and 6.7%, in keeping with a policy to offer farmers at least 50% returns over the cost of cultivation, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Wednesday. MSPs are federally fixed floor prices for crops for government purchases aimed at avoiding distress sale by farmers …

MSP hike to boost farmers’ income, improve living standards, says PM Modi
3 years, 9 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 …

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