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Last year, wheat MSP was fixed at Rs 2,425 per quintal for 2025-26 marketing year. Wheat is the main rabi (winter) crop, with sowing beginning from late October, while harvesting from March onwards.(iCredit: stock)

Ahead of Bihar polls, Centre announces MSP hikes for 6 rabi crops including wheat, lentils and safflower

October 02, 2025 3:09 am

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which met under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chairmanship, approved the MSP hikes days before the announcement of the Bihar Assembly elections.

Seven months after irregularities flagged, state committee recommends tightening MSP crop procurement rules

September 21, 2025 7:39 pm

The recommendations, submitted by Thube-Patil to the Principal Secretary (Marketing), have now been sent to the state’s Marketing Department for approval.

Farmers demand jute MSP of Rs 12,000 per quintal & wider procurement outlets

September 13, 2025 9:14 am

Representatives from the CPI(M), Forward Bloc, Congress and other groups attended the meeting, where they presented a memorandum outlining problems faced by jute cultivators.

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal breaks his hunger strike, drinks water.

Dallewal sticks to earlier stand, says ‘no talks with Centre if Punjab is involved’

June 26, 2025 11:09 am

Dallewal reiterates SKM'S stance of excluding Punjab officials from Centre talks on MSP guarantee law .

Punjab Agriculture Policy 2023: Stuck in govt red tape, policy that pushes for farm reforms, offers urgent solutions to agrarian crisis

May 31, 2025 12:49 pm

The policy records several things — from the farm suicide data (up till 2018) to farm debt, including Rs 73,673 crore in institutional debt.

Centre announces MSP hike for 14 Kharif crops; highest for ragi, 3% increase for paddy

May 29, 2025 2:01 am

In absolute terms, the highest increase in MSP over the previous year has been for niger seed (Rs 820 per quintal) followed by ragi (Rs 596), cotton (Rs 589) and sesamum (Rs 579).

Knowledge Nugget: What you must know about the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for UPSC Exam

May 04, 2025 10:08 pm

The Centre on Wednesday increased the fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane. What is FRP? How is the price of sugarcane determined for farmers? How does FRP differ from MSP? Here's all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to learn about the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

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Central team seeks data from farmers on MSP guarantee; talks again on March 19

February 23, 2025 8:08 am

Like last time, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann skipped the meeting Saturday. The government was represented by his cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, and Food Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak.

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Ahead of farmer-Centre meeting, a huddle and resolution to stay put on MSP demand

February 22, 2025 8:29 pm

The SKM's Punjab chapter once again reiterated that it will not back down from its demand for a legal guarantee ensuring the procurement of all crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) based on the Swaminathan Formula.

Talks between Centre and farmers inconclusive, next round on Feb 22

February 15, 2025 1:55 am

A 28-member delegation, representing the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, has spearheaded protests at Punjab’s Shambhu and Khanauri border crossings for the past year

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From Red Fort, PM Narendra Modi promises to double farmers' income by 2022

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

"A lot of people raise doubts about this. But we are firm in our decision. We want to excel in innovation and bring0-in record production of food grains," PM Modi said, talking about blue revolution, fish revolution, sweet revolution in the country.

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