crop procurement

Chandigarh, March 31 Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak stated on Tuesday that all necessary arrangements have been made for wheat procurement, starting from April 1.Addressing the media here, Kataruchak said that as part of these arrangements, 1,897 procurement...

Chandigarh, March 28 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday directed officials to ensure that farmers coming to mandis to sell their crops during the 2026-27 Rabi procurement season do not face any inconvenience.Saini was chairing a meeting of officials from the Food and Civil...

Chandigarh, March 28 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann reassured the public on Saturday that there is no need for panic buying of fuel, emphasizing that adequate stock is available."We have sufficient oil stocks, just as we did until recently. Our domestic LPG supply is also ample. I urge...

Chandigarh, March 23 Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Monday that the five Congress legislators accused of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls to two seats in Haryana should resign on moral grounds.The Congress has already issued a show-cause notice to the five MLAs for alleged...

Lucknow, March 23 The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by ₹160 per quintal for the current procurement season, along with an additional payment of ₹20 per quintal to farmers towards cleaning, sorting, and handling costs...

Gandhinagar, March 22 – The Gujarat government will begin procuring pulses and rapeseed at minimum support prices (MSP) across the state from March 23, with arrangements in place to cover more than 2.96 lakh registered farmers, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Sunday.The procurement...

New Delhi, March 20 – Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday that the Centre has conducted a detailed review of the agricultural situation across the country, particularly in view of crop damage caused by unseasonal rains and hailstorms in several states.Speaking to...

Hyderabad, March 18: Opposition BRS legislators staged a protest near the Telangana Assembly on Wednesday, demanding the payment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize farmers in the state.Holding maize cobs in their hands, BRS MLAs and MLCs gathered at the Telangana Martyrs' Memorial...

Amaravati, March 13 – The Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government jointly transferred ₹2,670 crore directly into the bank accounts of 46.85 lakh farmers in Andhra Pradesh on Friday under the PM-Kisan – Annadata Sukheebhava scheme.Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu participated in the third...

Hyderabad, March 13 Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday refuted the Congress government's narrative that "the Centre is doing nothing for Telangana," citing several decisions made by the BJP-led NDA government in the past week.The Union Minister of State for Home pointed out that the...

Indore, March 6 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced on Friday that farmers will receive a bonus of Rs 40 per quintal during the procurement of wheat at the minimum support price (MSP) in the state.The government has decided to provide the bonus in addition to the MSP of Rs...

Chandigarh, March 3: Haryana is expected to harvest 13.17 lakh metric tons of mustard, while sunflower is projected at 0.70 lakh metric tons and summer moong at 98,000 metric tons.These figures were revealed at a review meeting chaired by State Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Tuesday.The...

Chandigarh, March 3 Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi chaired a comprehensive review meeting on Tuesday to assess the arrangements for procuring various crops under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27.The procurement schedule for mustard, gram, lentil...

Aizawl, February 25 Mizoram's Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, PC Vanlalruata, told the assembly on Wednesday that a budget of 150 crore will be allocated in the 2026-27 budget for the procurement of five key crops under a flagship scheme.Chief Minister Lalduhoma, who also holds...

Mumbai, February 22 – The month-long budget session, starting February 23, is expected to be contentious, with the opposition, Maha Vikas Aghadi, preparing to challenge the Mahayuti government on various fronts.The ruling Mahayuti alliance (BJP, Shiv Sena-Shinde, and NCP-Sunetra Pawar) views...

Chandigarh, February 19 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday issued a direct challenge to the opposition regarding procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP), asserting that the purchase of 24 crops in the state is a "national record" and "a reality, not a slogan".Addressing...

Gandhinagar, February 19 – The Gujarat government will begin purchasing tur (pigeon pea) at the minimum support price (MSP) across the state from February 23, announced Agriculture and Spokesperson Minister Jitu Vaghani on Thursday.Over 1.33 lakh farmers in the state have registered to sell...

Chennai, February 16 – With the samba and thalady paddy harvest beginning across the Cauvery Delta districts of Tamil Nadu, the administration has ensured that an adequate number of Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs) are functioning to facilitate smooth and transparent procurement of paddy from...

Bhubaneswar, February 9 Odisha's Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday to honor the electoral promises made by the BJP regarding paddy procurement, alleging that farmers were facing "systematic exploitation" at state-run markets.Patnaik...