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Giving MSP on all crops not practical: Agricultural economist SS Johl
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amidst the ongoing agitation by farmers demanding legal recognition of Minimum Support Price and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report including on pricing mechanism, prominent agricultural economist Dr Sardara Singh Johl has said that giving MSP on all crops "is not practical"
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GoI Bolsters agricultural sector with increase in authorized capital of fo
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this strategic initiative underscores the government's unwavering commitment to supporting farmers and strengthening the agricultural sector.
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Congress will enact law relating to MSP, says Kharge
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Expressing their solidarity with the protesting farmers Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday that his party will give legal status to Minimum Support Price if it forms government after the Lok Sabha polls
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Demand for law on MSP unwise, can create many complexities: Agricultural e
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid ongoing protest by farmers for a law on Minimum Support Price law, prominent agro-economist Ashok Gulati has said that MSP as a legal obligation can introduce numerous complexities into the food procurement system and suggested alternative mechanisms such as price stabilization fund to
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Conferring award to MS Swaminathan not sufficient, must endorse his recomm
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the Centre of ignoring the Swaminathan Commission's recommendation of fixing the minimum support price at 50 per cent of the cost of comprehensive production costs for farmers.
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'Dilli Chalo' protest: CPI-M General Secretary Yechury urges Centre to sta
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Communist Party of India's (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday urged the Union Government to start "meaningful talks" with farmers' groups who are protesting against the government, demanding a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP).
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Rahul Gandhi assures support to farmers; announces legal guarantee of MSP
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march towards the National Capital to press for their demands, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced on Tuesday that the party, if voted to power, will give a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to every farmer as per Swaminathan Commission.
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Concreate slabs, barbed wires: Haryana blocks farmers march, State Governm
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"Delhi Chalo" is a call for a protest march towards Delhi, primarily by farmers. As part of the movement, farmers are protesting over their demands, which include a law ensuring the minimum support price for their agricultural produce and a debt waiver.
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"Real tribute will be to give legal guarantee of MSP...": Jairam Ramesh on
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that contribution by former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan was unprecedented but Modi government is maintianing silence on the legal status of providing minimum support price to f
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Modi govt silent on giving minimum support price: Jairam Ramesh on Bharat
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday accused the Centre of breaking its promise to farmers and not giving legal status to the minimum support price to farmers based on the 'Swaminathan formula'.
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"Any move to discontinue MSP will jeopardise food security of country": Pu
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid talks to end the farmer protest, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said that any attempt being made to withdraw the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops will jeopardise the food security of the country.
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Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion in Lok Sabha, seeks dis
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress MP Manish Tewari has moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha seeking a discussion on the legal guarantee of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the farmers in the Lower House on Thursday.
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