Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sent a proposal to the centre for the determination of the minimum support price(MSP) for 25 kharif crops for the 2024 season in the state.
The proposal stated, "The demand for payment of paddy price for the next season is Rs.3284".
The Cabinet also gave its approval on Wednesday for the construction of a new 4.56-kilometer-long, six-lane bridge over the Ganga connecting Digha and Sonepur in Bihar.
Centre on Wednesday announced that the government has increased the minimum support price (MSP) of milling copra by Rs 300 per quintal and ball copra by Rs 250 per quintal.
The project involves an investment of Rs 2,486.78 crore, which includes a loan component of Rs 1,511.70 crore. The loan assistant will be from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under Official Development Assistance (ODA) scheme.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval on Wednesday for the construction of a new 4.56-kilometer-long, six-lane bridge over the Ganga connecting Digha and Sonepur in Bihar.
The MSP for milling copra has been increased by Rs 300 to Rs 11,160 per quintal. Similarly, the MSP for ball copra has been increased by Rs 250 to Rs 12,000 per quintal.
CM Yogi further noted that the efforts directed towards ensuring the easy availability of ration to every eligible family in the state with complete transparency have yielded positive results.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced increase of 11 rupees in the price of sugarcane after hundreds of farmers protested, demanding an increase for a hike in the sugarcane price.
Some of the demands raised by the protestors include electricity shortage, minimum support price (MSP) for the farmers, the implementation of insurance schemes for farmers and anti-people and anti-worker policies of the government.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that the farmers who engage in stubble burning be deprived of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) benefits as a part of the economic repercussions of their actions.