Tag: MSP
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Paddy worth Rs 47,644 cr bought at MSP benefitting 13.5 lakh farmers
Paddy procurement for Kharif marketing season 2022-23 (October-September) is progressing smoothly in 13 States/Union Territories -- Punjab, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, J-K, Kerala, Telangana, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu with purchase of over 231 lakh tonne.
November 12, 2022 -
MSP hike on Rabi crops another move to double farmers’ income: Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, on Tuesday, said that the Centre's decision to hike the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Rabi crops is another move in the direction of the government's commitment to double the income of farmers.
October 18, 2022 -
Haryana plans to procure paddy straw to resolve stubble issue
The move is aimed at not only managing stubble effectively but also benefiting farmers in terms of income, said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
October 11, 2022 -
Govt disburse MSP worth Rs 2,356 cr during 2022-23 Kharif season
In the ongoing Kharif marketing season of 2022-23 in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu, a total of 1,16,761 farmers have benefitted with minimum support price (MSP) value of Rs 2,356.30 crore.
October 7, 2022 -
Mann writes to Centre, seeks reconstitution of panel on MSP
The CM said without Punjabi representation the committee, with ‘armchair economists’ at helms of affairs, will not be able to do justice with the food growers of the country
July 22, 2022 -
Mann condemns Centre for Punjab’s exclusion from panel on MSP
The announcement of this committee was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November last year, following protests by the farmers' Unions against three farm bills.
July 20, 2022 -
Govt creating food shortage: Deependra Hooda
The Rajya Sabha MP said the BJP government is following the maxim “Nurturing a few industrial houses and exploitation of the peasant labour”. He accused the government of cheating the farmers.
July 7, 2022 -
Cabinet approves increase in MSP for Kharif crops
The increase in MSP for Kharif Crops is in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 50 per cent over the All-India weighted average Cost of Production, aiming at reasonably fair remuneration for the farmers.
June 8, 2022 -
Farmers’ body SKM to start another nat’l protest in June: Yadav
Members of Samyukta Kisan Morcha will meet on 8 June in New Delhi and decide on the next course of action,” said Mr Yogendra Yadav.
May 26, 2022 -
SKM says govt is not answering its queries on proposed panel on MSP
Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of peasants’ unions which spearheaded a year-long agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws, on Thursday accused the Centre of deliberately spreading confusion among the public without answering the questions raised by it. The SKM expressed surprise over the statement of Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar in which he...
April 14, 2022 -
Wheat procurement breaks five year record in Punjab
Wheat procurement in Punjab has broken five year record this year with the procurement agencies purchasing 4.3 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat till 10 April.
April 11, 2022 -
Procurement counters at Narela and Najafgarh Mandis to buy wheat at MSP
The AAP Government has issued directions to establish procurement counters at Narela and Najafgarh Mandis to buy wheat at MSP rates, informed Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai.
April 8, 2022 -
Trades buying wheat above govt MSP
With the increase in demand of wheat globally due to the Russia-Ukraine war, wheat is being purchased above the government fixed minimum support price (MSP) by private traders in Punjab.
April 8, 2022 -
Govt initiatives in 7 years yielded record crop & MSP purchases: Modi
Modi said with 2023 being declared as International Year of Millets, the corporate world should come forward for branding and promoting Indian millets.
February 24, 2022 -
For first time, farmers of Punjab receive direct bank account payments against sale of wheat crop
Haryana and Punjab switched from indirect payment of MSP to direct online transfer of benefits to farmers’ bank account by all the procuring agencies as per the direction of the Government of India.
April 26, 2021 -
PM Modi inaugurates ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh
Addressing the event, the Prime Minister said that Tripura is experiencing a clear difference between the 30 years of earlier governments and the ‘double engine’ government of the last three years.
March 9, 2021 -
Punjab assembly again passes resolution to withdraw farm laws
Introducing a resolution calling for repeal of the farm laws by the Centre, the Chief Minister declared in the Assembly that these laws cannot be accepted and allowed to remain on the statute book to the detriment of the farmers.
March 5, 2021