minimum support price

Chandigarh, April 11 The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday extended support to protesting farmers in Haryana and alleged large-scale mismanagement in grain markets, holding Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini responsible for the situation.AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda claimed that farmers...

Bhopal, April 10 – Madhya Pradesh's Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Govind Singh Rajput, stated on Friday that wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price has seen strong support from farmers.The Minister revealed that the government collected over 22,521 metric tonnes of wheat from...

Chandigarh, April 10 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday criticized the Congress and other opposition parties for misleading farmers regarding crop procurement, asserting that the government has established comprehensive and robust arrangements to ensure a smooth, transparent...

Jaipur, April 9 – In a major relief for farmers affected by unseasonal rains, hailstorms, and adverse weather conditions, the Central government has relaxed wheat procurement norms for the ongoing Rabi season in Rajasthan.The decision comes after an initiative by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla...

Bhopal, April 9 – The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh staged a statewide protest on Thursday over alleged delays in wheat procurement, even as the procurement process in four divisions, including Bhopal and Indore, was made operational.Protests were held in several districts, with...

Mumbai, April 8 Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said on Wednesday that the Centre has extended the deadline for procuring maize for the Kharif 2025-26 season until April 30, providing major relief to farmers in the state.The extension will apply to maize...

Shimla, April 7 The Himachal Pradesh Department of Agriculture has set a target to integrate one lakh farmers with natural farming by 2026, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday.The CM said the state government is actively promoting natural farming and continuously encouraging...

New Delhi, April 5 Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has strongly refuted allegations made by leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who accused him of failing to raise issues concerning Punjab in Parliament.In a detailed public statement released on Sunday, Chadha termed the accusations "completely...

Kolkata, April 4 – The Left Front, led by the CPI(M) in West Bengal, released its manifesto for the upcoming state assembly elections on Saturday, with a focus on industrial development and job creation.The manifesto promised to create jobs in both the public and private sectors. This would be...

Indore, April 1 Farmer organizations in Madhya Pradesh announced on Wednesday that they would launch a protest over the delay in wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) by the state government.Madhya Pradesh is one of the top wheat-producing states in the country. This year, the...

Bhiwani, March 31 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Tuesday that the Congress failed to implement its election promises, while the BJP government has been delivering on its commitments in a transparent and time-bound manner.Addressing the 'Unnat Sinchai Utsav-2026' in Tosham of...

Amaravati, March 27 Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday appealed to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chouhan to implement the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme for maize through NAFED and AP Markfed to protect farmers from distress sales.Naidu noted that a surplus of maize has pushed...

New Delhi, March 27 A parliamentary panel on Friday criticized the Union Ministry of Agriculture for not fixing a minimum support price (MSP) for all organic crops, in addition to traditional crops, to protect the interests of farmers.The recommendation was made by the Parliamentary Standing...

Kolkata, March 26 The BJP's West Bengal unit chief, Samik Bhattacharya, claimed on Thursday that at least five farmers have died by suicide in the state since February and accused the TMC government of abandoning potato growers who are facing a crisis due to low prices.He stated that reports...

Shimla, March 25 Despite the central government discontinuing the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) for Himachal Pradesh, the state government has allocated adequate provisions in the budget, emphasizing the education sector, Dehra MLA Kamlesh Thakur said on Wednesday.The Himachal government has...

New Delhi/Jaipur, March 25 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a key meeting on Wednesday with Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi at his office in the Parliament House complex, focusing on ensuring maximum procurement of the wheat crop in Rajasthan and safeguarding...

Bhopal, March 24 – Madhya Pradesh's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Umang Singhar, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges faced by farmers in the state and demanding immediate action.Singhar urged the Chief Minister to set the wheat procurement...

New Delhi, March 24 Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the government has taken various initiatives for the agriculture sector, and the farmer's income has doubled.During the Question Hour, Chouhan stated that production has increased, and various measures...

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...

Chennai, March 23. Growing anger over low paddy procurement prices has put the Minimum Support Price (MSP) at the center of the political discourse in Tamil Nadu, with farmers in the Cauvery delta region indicating that their voting choices in the upcoming Assembly elections will depend on firm...