minimum support price (msp)

Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare, has approved proposals from the state governments to procure record quantities of pulses and oilseeds during the 2025-26 Rabi season at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka. The...

Bhopal, March 30 – The procurement of wheat at the minimum support price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Year 2026-27 in Madhya Pradesh, which was scheduled to begin on April 1, has now been rescheduled again.The government's new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), issued on Monday, stated that...

Chandigarh, March 30: With the target of procuring 122 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat, Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak emphasized on Monday that special vigilance must be maintained, especially in border districts, to prevent the arrival of wheat...

Bhopal, March 30 – The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh is planning to intensify its attacks on the ruling BJP over issues related to farmers, including the delay in procuring wheat at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the 2026-27 Rabi Marketing Year.To this end, state Congress...

Chandigarh, March 29 Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday raised several issues related to wheat procurement in Haryana, alleging that Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was hatching a "novel conspiracy to avoid procuring wheat and mustard at the Minimum Support Price (MSP)".He said...

New Delhi, March 25 Protecting the livelihoods of small farmers and fishermen while safeguarding policy space for developing economies in emerging areas such as digital trade will remain central to India's position at the four-day WTO ministerial meeting beginning in Cameroon from March 26...

Chandigarh, March 24 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Tuesday that the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab was forcing farmers to commit suicide out of despair after failing to provide them any support, including fulfilling the promise of providing a minimum support price...

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...

Shimla, March 21 – Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented a ₹54,928-crore budget for 2026-27, with a focus on the rural economy, and blamed the discontinuation of the revenue deficit grant to the state for annual losses exceeding ₹8,000 crore.The grant, a financial...

Samana/Lehragaga (Punjab), March 21 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Saturday that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is achieving new heights of development; however, he expressed deep concern about the current state of Punjab.Saini reflected on a...

New Delhi, March 20 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday directed officials to coordinate with state governments for accurate assessment of crop losses after unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms damaged standing rabi crops, including wheat, across several states.Chairing a...

New Delhi, March 19 Farmers, under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), demanded on Thursday that the agriculture, dairy, and poultry sectors be excluded from the proposed India-US trade agreement, emphasizing that duty-free imports would spell doom for domestic producers...

Chandigarh, March 19 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Thursday criticised the ruling AAP, as well as the Congress, accusing them of trying to create an anti-BJP environment under a "premeditated plan".Jakhar added that the people of Punjab are now aware of the truth and recognize how the...

New Delhi, March 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the Union Cabinet's approval of the Bharat Industrial Development Scheme (BHAVYA) and the Small Hydro Power Development Scheme, among other decisions, and said these will attract investments and create employment in rural and...

New Delhi, March 18 Launching a scathing attack on the opposition, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused opposition-ruled states of "politicizing" the rejection of public welfare schemes simply because they bear the Prime Minister's name.Chouhan also urged the states to...

New Delhi, March 18 Members of the opposition in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday expressed concerns that the India-US trade deal could severely impact farmers and negatively affect the Indian economy.Participating in a debate on the demands for grants for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers...

New Delhi, March 18 The government on Wednesday approved ₹1,718.56 crore as reimbursement for price support extended under Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations to the Cotton Corporation of India for the procurement undertaken in the 2023-24 cotton season.The decision was taken by the Cabinet...

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, stated that the government is focused on ensuring food security, increasing farmers' income, and providing nutritious food to the people. Responding to a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the grants requested by the Ministry...

New Delhi, March 18 A Congress MP from Punjab demanded a special package of ₹50,000 crore for the state's farmers, whom he described as being in "dire straits."During the debate on demands for grants under the Ministry of Agriculture, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who is also the president of...

Bhopal, March 17: Wheat procurement at the minimum support price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Year 2026-27 in Madhya Pradesh was originally scheduled to begin a day before, but it has been rescheduled, and the procurement process will now start on April 1.The state government, led by the...