New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season so far has gone up to 119.90 lakh hectares as on June 19 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 117.95 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.The official figures show that the area under rice is 12.36 lakh hectares so far this year, which has increased by 4.27 lakh hectares from the corresponding figure of 8.0…
Latest MSP News & Updates
Gandhinagar, June 19 (IANS) Government procurement of agricultural produce at Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Gujarat has crossed Rs 65,000 crore over the past decade, with nearly 49 lakh farmers benefiting from the scheme, according to official figures released on Friday. The data shows that 1.05 crore metric tonnes of produce were procured from farmers across the state during the period, reflecting a significant expansion of MSP operations and a sharp rise in both farmer participation and the v…
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) A delegation of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM-Punjab) on Friday called on Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, at Lok Bhavan here and submitted a memorandum highlighting various issues and demands concerning the farming community.The Samyukta Kisan Morcha delegation raised several key issues, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP), debt relief for farmers and agricultural labourers, conservation of water resources, cr…
Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) In a major relief for farmers, the Rajasthan government on Friday extended the wheat procurement period under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27 till June 19. The decision has been taken by the Food and Civil Supplies Department following the directions of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. With the extension, all registered farmers whose wheat remains unsold will now be able to sell their produce at the MSP until June 19. The state…
Tiruchi, June 8 (IANS) Farmers’ organisations in Tamil Nadu have urged the Centre to announce an interim increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural commodities, including paddy, citing a sharp rise in fuel and fertiliser costs and growing uncertainty over weather conditions linked to a possible El Niño event. The demand comes ahead of the implementation of the MSP for the 2026-27 marketing year from September 1.The Centre had announced revised MSP rates on May 13, increasing…
Pune, June 2 (IANS) The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday staged a protest demanding the MSP for onion and blocked the Pune-Nashik Highway. The MVA further announced that they would continue to fight to ensure a MSP of Rs 3,000 per quintal for onions and to bring justice to the farmers who are struggling.”Farmers who have put in immense hard work and shed their blood and sweat to cultivate onions are now being forced to sell their produce at throwaway prices. Onions are not even fetching Rs 2 p…
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Telangana tops among all the states in India in paddy procurement during Rabi season, Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, said on Friday. The minister said Telangana has already procured 60 lakh tonnes of paddy, compared to about 24 lakh tonnes in Andhra Pradesh, 11-12 lakh tonnes in Tamil Nadu, 3 lakh tonnes in Maharashtra, and nearly 2 lakh tonnes in Kerala.He told a press conference that Telangana is conducting what is arguably the most s…
Gandhinagar, May 26 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Tuesday cleared a significant financial and policy measure for the cooperative sugar sector while also opening registration for farmers to sell summer moong at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), bringing combined relief measures for more than two lakh farmers and cooperative institutions across the state. Announcing the decision, Agriculture and Cooperation Minister Jitu Vaghani said: “The state government has granted official approval to sugarc…
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday alleged that the Central government is not procuring even 30 per cent of the food grains produced by the farmers.During separate interactions with delegations of CPI and CPI-M leaders, he stated that although the Central government announced Minimum Support Prices (MSP), it is not procuring food grains adequately.He said the Centre is not even procuring 30 per cent of the harvested crop and stressed that questions must …
Rohtak, May 25 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Monday stated that the state is in turmoil due to inflation and an acute shortage of electricity and water. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government had hiked petrol prices by Rs 7.50 in just 10 days, even as crude oil prices in the international market continued to decline.“This situation prevails because the BJP government is levying taxes at double the rate compared to the Congress regime. The value-added tax …