Tag: minimum support price
Farmers' Protest: Why Making MSP Mandatory Is Problematic
The Narendra Modi government claims to give minimum support price (MSP) for crops to farmers at one and a half times the costs of production. On the other hand farmers are seeking a guarantee for procurement of crops on the MSP fixed by the government. But the toughest part about giving a guarantee on MSP is that a chunk of the government's budget will go into it. Experts point out that the government will need about Rs 17 lakh crore to procure all crops at the existing MSP. ....
Govt Is Procuring Crops At 1.5 Times MSP: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said farmers are getting 1.5 times of the minimum support price (MSP) on procurement of foodgrains. ....
Cabinet Approves 50% Profit Over Input Cost For Farmers
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) for summer-sown crops for the year 2018-19, which will provide farmers a profit of 50 per cent or more over the cost of production.....
Union Budget 2022 Is 'anti-farmer': Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday slammed the Union Budget 2022-23 and termed it as "anti-farmer". Sisodia, who is also Delhi's Finance Minister claimed that the government has reduced the allocation for Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the budget. ....
27 Lakh Tonnes Of Wheat Arrives In Haryana
Over 26.82 lakh tonnes of wheat has arrived in grain markets in Haryana, an official said here on Friday.....
Congress Govt Should Procure Foodgrains At MSP: Akali Dal To Rahul Gandhi
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to commit that the Congress government would take complete responsibility of the farmers by acceding to the demand of former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu to start procurement of foodgrains on the state's behalf as per the minimum support price (MSP). In a statement here, senior party leader Maheshinder Singh Grewal said that it was widely believed that Sidhu was the mascot of Rahul Gandhi in Punjab. "The Gandhi family even deputed Congress general secretary Harish R....
