Search For "msp"
Rabi crop sowing in India exceeds 632 lakh hectares
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Rabi crop sowing area has exceeded 632 lakh hectares in the country as per the data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Tuesday.
Read More
India prioritises farmers' issues, assures support: EAM S Jaishankar
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) rate as a testament to the government's efforts to support farmers. However, Jaishankar noted that the issue sometimes gets politicized, ensuring that the government will prioritize the matter.
Read More
Punjab govt rejects centre's draft policy on agricultural marketing
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Punjab government has expressed strong disapproval over the imposition of a cap on mandi fees, which they argue could harm the network of mandis and rural infrastructure. This, they say, could reduce the revenue crucial for the maintenance and functioning of the state's mandi system.<
Read More
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams AAP government over non-impleme
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"We purchase crops on MSP through the state governments. I recently called for a meeting of all agriculture ministers and Delhi does not have one. The 'PM Fasal Bima Yojana' is not implemented here," Chouhan said in a press conference.
Read More
SC-appointed committee meets farmer leader Dallewal at Khanauri border
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Dallewal, the convener of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanouri border to press the Centre to accept the farmers' demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
Read More
Government to soon decide on sugar MSP, says Pralhad Joshi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday said that the government will soon take a decision on the demands of increasing minimum support price (MSPs) on sugar.
Read More
Punjab: Farmers' protest at Khanauri border enters 314th day
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The protest organised by the farmers of Punjab at the Khanauri border in Sangrur district, near the Haryana border, entered its 314th day on Sunday. They have been protesting since February 13, 2024, to press on their various demands including a law to guarantee the minimum support price (MS
Read More
'BJP has only cheated the farmers in ten years,' says Priyanka Gandhi Vadr
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday, slammed the BJP, accusing them of deceiving farmers for ten years.
Read More
Cabinet approves Rs 11,582 per qtl MSP for milling copra, Rs 12,100 for ba
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The MSP for Fair Average Quality of milling copra has been fixed at Rs 11,582 per quintal and for ball copra at Rs 12,100 per quintal for the 2025 season.
Read More
Haryana CM Saini defends MSP and fertiliser policies, slams Congress and A
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini on Tuesday, praised the government's efforts to support farmers, stating that 100% of crops are being bought at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and vegetable farmers are receiving compensation.
Read More
MP: Congress holds protest against state government in Bhopal
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The opposition organised the protest at Jawahar Chowk in the state capital and initially, they had planned to gheroed the state assembly. But they failed to do so and called off the protest after addressing the gathering at the chowk itself.
Read More
Congress, SP MPs demand dialogue and action on ongoing farmers' protest
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Congress MPs Pramod Tiwari and Amar Singh, along with SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav, have voiced strong support for the ongoing farmers' protest in Delhi, calling for the government to engage in dialogue and fulfill demands, including the implementation of MSP. They criticized the government's handl
Read More