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Express View on India’s MSP policy: The right support
January 05, 2024 12:25 am
Existing MSP and procurement policy favours only a few crops, creates market distortions. It needs to be corrected
Centre only announces MSP, never procures produce at it, says Kharge
June 09, 2023 1:45 am
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the government has not fulfilled its promise of providing MSP at cost plus 50 per cent profit and doubling the income of farmers of the country by 2022.
Gujarat to buy moong at MSP of Rs 7,755 per quintal
May 22, 2023 11:48 pm
The government will be opening 37 centres that will start buying the pulse from June 1 onwards.
Edible Oil Mission is a good idea. But more is needed
September 14, 2021 8:52 am
Ashok Gulati, Ritika Juneja write: The incentive structure that favours rice, wheat and sugar cultivation must be ended
Direct benefits
April 19, 2021 9:18 am
Move to credit MSPs to farmers’ account is welcome. In long run minimum support should be replaced by per acre transfers
Not by MSPs
September 14, 2018 12:32 am
If farmers are to be paid remunerative rates, the best way to do it is not through distorting but by liberating the markets.
PM Narendra Modi iterates cost+50% plan, says many spreading rumours about MSP
March 18, 2018 11:10 am
Addressing the Krishi Unnati Mela 2018 at Pusa agri complex in the national capital, he said the Centre was actively engaging with the states to ensure that farmers take full benefit of MSPs.
Don’t think investments are held back by high rates: Rajan
February 27, 2014 3:03 am
Rajan said that along with a strong increase in food production, the government must contain the rise in wages so that relative wages in agriculture could rise without too much problems.
Haryana seeks higher MSP for kharif crops
February 18, 2012 2:37 am
Haryana government has approved a proposal to seek much higher Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for various crops for the Kharif season 2012-13.
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