Tag: minimum support price
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over MSP linked to cost of cultivation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea to accord weightage to states’ proposal on the…
FM counters Stalin, denies curbs on paddy incentives
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday dismissed Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin‘s allegation that the Union government had directed the state not…
Farmers seek agri, dairy carve-out in India-US trade deal over duty-free import fears
New Delhi, Farmers under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) on Thursday demanded agriculture, dairy and poultry sectors be excluded from the proposed…
Cabinet nod to Rs 1,718 cr MSP funding to Cotton Corp
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Wednesday approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) funding of Rs 1,718.56 crore to the Cotton Corporation of India…
Cabinet approves Rs 11,712 crore MSP support for cotton in 2023-24; 7.25 lakh farmers benefit
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 11,712 crore as minimum support price (MSP) support for cotton in the 2023-24 season, benefiting around 7.25 lakh farmers,…
Agriculture a strategic pillar for India’s long-term growth: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said agriculture remains a strategic pillar of India’s long-term development and called for scaling up high-value farming and boosting…
Govt approves MSP procurement of gram, mustard, lentils for Rabi 2026 season
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the government has approved the procurement of gram, mustard and lentils under the Price Support…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan clears procurement of 3.37 lakh tonnes of tur in Maharashtra
New Delhi: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a meeting in New Delhi today and approved the…
Wheat sowing up 2 pc to 334.17 lakh hectares till Jan 9 of current rabi season: Govt
Area under coverage for wheat rose 2 per cent to 334.17 lakh hectares till January 9 of the ongoing rabi (winter-sown) season, according to the…
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi asks states to create more foodgrain storage facilities
New Delhi: Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday asked all state governments to create more storage facilities for foodgrains amid the rising procurement of…