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Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices for all Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24

October 18, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs:

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24.

Government has increased the MSP of Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24, to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce. 

The absolute highest increase in MSP has been approved for lentil (Masur) at Rs.500/- per quintal followed by rapeseed and mustard at Rs.400/-  per quintal. 

For safflower, an increase of Rs.209/- per quintal has been approved. 

For wheat, gram and barley an increase of Rs.110/- per quintal, Rs.100 per quintal respectively has been approved.

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P Chidambaram - India News

Only 6% of farmers are able to sell at MSP: P Chidambaram

February 27, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

P Chidambaram – Former Union Finance Minister:

The reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9% in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they were enemies of the state

The PM travels from Kerala to Assam but does not have the time or inclination to travel 20 kms to meet the farmers on the border of Delhi

Yet he will claim that he has doubled the farmers’ income

He will also claim that all farmers get MSP when the truth is only 6% of farmers are able to sell at MSP

MFP

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has revised the MSP for listed Minor Forest produce and has added 14 more Minor Forest produce to the list

January 30, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs via PIB :

Over the past year, due to the unprecedented crisis caused by the ongoing pandemic, the lives and livelihoods of people across all segments, and in particular, the disadvantaged tribals, across the country have been severely disrupted. 

At such a time, the ‘Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) & Development of Value Chain for MFP’has come as a beacon of change.

Conceptualised and implemented by TRIFED in association with State Government Agencies  across 21 states of the country, the scheme has emerged as a source of great relief for tribal gatherers injecting more than Rs 3000 crores directly in the tribal economy since April 2020.

This has been possible mainly due to the Government push and active participation from the States and has provided much needed liquidity in the tribal ecosystem, much needed in the adverse times.

Continuing with its earlier efforts to provide remunerative and fair prices to tribal gatherers of forest produces, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has revised the MSP for MFP list and has included 14 additional MFPs in the list.

This recommendation of additional items is over and above the previous notification issued on May 26, 2020 (in which the list had been revised to include 23 MFPs) and May 1, 2020 in which the MSP revisions for the MFPs were announced.

The details of the newly included items are as under:-

TasarCoccoon
Cashew Kernel
Elephant Apple Dry
Bamboo Shoot
Malkangani Seed
Mahul Leaves 
Nagod
Gokhru
Pipla/ Uchithi (dried berry) 
Gamhar/ Gamari (dry bark) 
Oroxylumindicum (dry bark)
Wild Mushroom dry
Shringraj
Tree Moss

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My Cabinet demands that the Central govt repeal the Black Farm Laws & that MSP be made a statutory right: Capt Amarinder

January 14, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Capt Amarinder Singh – Chief Minister, Punjab:

My Cabinet demands that the Central govt repeal the Black Farm Laws & that MSP be made a statutory right.

We are proud of our farmers who by their peaceful protests have won hearts all over the world & we are firmly with them in the fight for survival.

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The government, which is not providing legal guarantee of MSP to the farmers, is giving fixed price to run godowns: Rahul Gandhi

January 3, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Rahul Gandhi – MP, Former Congress President:

The Modi government, which is not providing legal guarantee of MSP to the farmers, is giving fixed price to its industrialist partners to run their godowns.

Government Mandis are either closed or food grains are not being purchased.

Why lack of attention to farmers and sympathy to suit-boot friends?

Rahul Gandhi
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Centre appeals to Farmers Union leaders to continue dialogue – says is willing to give assurance on MSP and procurement

December 10, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Union Ministers NS Tomar and Piyush Goyal’s interaction with the Press in New Delhi today via PIB India

  • Appealing to the Farmers Union leaders to continue dialogue and to find an amicable solution, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar along with Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal outlined the various suggestions that have been given to farmers in a proposal to address their concerns about the Farm Acts.

  • The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities Amendment Act 2020 are the biggest agricultural reforms in the country so far.

  • The reforms will provide farmers market freedom, encourage entrepreneurship, access to technology and they will transform agriculture. 

  • The Ministers said that Union Government is willing to give assurance on MSP and procurement.

  • Government is willing to ensure a level playing field in transactions inside and outside the existing APMC Mandi’s,

  • Government has said farmers can approach civil courts in disputes besides the SDM courts,

  • Government is willing to address concerns regarding penalty for stubble burning and in the proposed electricity amendment Bill.

  • It has also assured that farmers land will be protected under the new farm Acts.

  • Both the Union Ministers, Shri Tomar and Shri Goyal spoke about the various measures that the Modi government has taken since its inception to improve the lot of farmers and towards strengthening the Agriculture sector.

  • They said the latest Acts were reforms undertaken after many rounds of consultations with stakeholders.

  • They give the farmers freedom to sell anywhere and strengthen farmers with a protective legal framework when dealing with private companies.
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When there will be no more mandis how will the farmer get the minimum support price? : RS Surjewala

December 4, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

RS Surjewala – General Secretary, Congress:

When there will be no more mandis, as stated in these three black laws, how will the farmer get the minimum support price?

How will the farmer get MSP? Who will give it? Where will you get it? Neither the Agriculture Minister nor the Prime Minister is answering these three questions

If there are no more mandis, there is no way to give MSP to the farmer. Out of this the government is trying to sell Rs.25 lakh crores of business to capitalist friends

There are registered shopkeepers inside the mandis called ‘adhatis’. Government agencies and FCI purchase from the designated area outside their shops on the scheduled day

Farmers sold onions at ₹ 2/kg but today we are buying onions for ₹ 50/kg. This is because of middlemen.

Farmers sold potatoes for ₹ 3-4/kg, now we are buying them very expensively. This is because of middlemen

Those who say that farmers can sell his crop anywhere, they are lying because 85% of the farmers in our country own less than 2 hectares. If that farmer is not able to take his crop from the field to the market, how will he sell his rice outside his state?

Prime Minister says farmers can sell his crop anywhere, it is ‘One Nation, One Market’. But Haryana CM says that if a farmer from Rajasthan comes to Haryana to sell millet, he will send him to jail

Modi government wants to abolish the mandi system and give a free hand to private buyers to buy crops at arbitrary prices

There are 62 crore farmers in our country. They are also from scheduled castes, backward classes & general classes.

When you will not buy wheat, paddy, pulses, then how will the Central Govt, State Govt give food grains to scheduled castes or backward classes?

When 5–6 big players come to the agriculture sector, they will buy wheat for ₹ 14/kg and sell flour for ₹ 100-150/kg.

The government cannot determine the price of private buyers. These laws will affect the entire country

Now Modi ji and BJP have made laws. The government will not interfere until the prices of food items go up by 100%.

This law is being made only for black marketers and hoarders

There are 62 crore farmers in India, out of this only 15 crore farmers are land owners.

Of these, about 47 crore farmers are bataidaar, tenants or labourers. This will directly affect the livelihood of those 47 crore people

As a consequence of these black laws, employment of half the people associated with farming will be lost and income of half the people will be reduced by 30-40%. It will further worsen unemployment

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SS Badal Farmers protest

I salute the ‘lok lehar’ of farmers which has swept away all obstacles put in its way: Sukhbir Singh Badal

November 27, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

I salute the ‘lok lehar’ of farmers which has swept away all obstacles put in its way by the Haryana govt & the centre to ensure the voice of the ‘annadaata’ is finally heard in Delhi.

PM Narendra Modi ji should now invite farmers for talks immediately & resolve their grievances.

Central govt should show proof of intent to assuage the hurt sentiments of lakhs of farmers who have been brutalized by the inhuman conduct of the Haryana govt & announce that it is ready to bring in new legislation to correct the inherent flaws in the 3 agri marketing acts.

MSP has to be made a legal right of farmers. There can be no compromise on this.

This should be the agenda of talks with farmers to ensure they are fruitful & not merely time consuming exercises to tire off farmer orgs. Assured govt purchase on MSP should also be guaranteed.

Above all the centre should admit that the fundamental right of protest can’t be taken away from citizens & haul up the Haryana govt for repressing a peaceful movement by use of water cannons & tear gas shells. Farmers falling victim to this brutality should be duly compensated.

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Commit assured govt procurement at MSP & protect our mandi system: Sukhbir Singh Badal

November 22, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

PM Narendra Modi must understand the sentiment of farmers & commit assured govt procurement at MSP & protect our mandi system.

It’s Punjab CM Capt Amarinder’s duty to lead from the front to get their grievances resolved but unfortunately he is playing as per the Centre’s script.

CM is playing a fixed match with the centre.

This is why he has prevailed upon the farmers to do the centre’s bidding & vacate the Railway property.

He should have pressurized centre to restart train services instead of asking farmers not to sit even close to railway stations.

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Kerala announces minimum support prices for 17 varieties of vegetables: Thomas Isaac

October 27, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Thomas Isaac – Finance Minister, Kerala:

Kerala announces minimum support prices for 17 varieties of vegetables.

On an average MSP has been fixed at 18% above the cost of production.

The cooperative net work and agri dept will set up 1000 stores that will procure local vegetables and sell at fair prices

Thomas Isaac
SS Badal Chhattisgarh single mandi

We want constitutional guarantee banning trade in food grains below MSP: Sukhbir Singh Badal

October 9, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sukhbir Singh Badal – President, Akali Dal:

PM must hear ‘jan ki baat’ & address grievances of the farming community by speaking directly to farmers, farm orgs, political parties & other stake holders.

As Gujarat CM, he recommended making MSP a statutory right, but now it seems NDA govt is cozying up to pvt players.

Akali Dal wants written assurance by Centre on procurement of grains at MSP & a legislation making this a statutory law.

We want constitutional guarantees banning trade in food grains below MSP.

We’ll initiate the formation of a national pro-farmer front with like minded reg parties.

Prior to the Introduction of Farm bills, the issue was extensively discussed with farmers and agri Experts: Nirmala Sitharaman

October 6, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Media interaction in Chennai. Excerpts via PIB Chennai:

Prior to the Introduction of Farm bills, the issue was extensively discussed with farmers and agri Experts. These bills were introduced keeping the welfare of farmers in mind

In 2015 it is PM Modi who started shifting the focus of MSP on other crops such as coarse grains, oil seeds and spices also to reduce dependence on imports

MSP was there and will continue to be there. But because of the focus on increasing the MSP of only paddy and wheat annually it has brought a distortion in agriculture sector as many farmers shifted from other crops to the cultivation of paddy and wheat

MSP for all crops will be made public tomorrow: YS Jagan

September 30, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

CMO Andhra Pradesh:

Upholding the interest of farmers, AP CM YS Jagan announced in a review meeting on procurement & MSP of agricultural produce in the state, that MSP for all crops will be made public tomorrow (1st October).

He directed officials to ensure that farmers don’t suffer any loss.

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There is no clear cancellation of MSP but they have not left any existence of MSP: Abhishek Singhvi

September 24, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Congress Party briefing by Dr Abhishek Singhvi and Anil Chaudhary at AICC HQ:

There is no clear cancellation of MSP but they have not left any existence of MSP. You say you can go to this mandi if you want, you can also sell it on MSP, but what is the justification to say that you have not canceled MSP?

There is no mention of MSP, no criteria for pricing despite that you are tricking the nation by saying that we have not removed MSP

Another point is contract farming. In 75 years, why didn’t our constitution makers think about contract farming

Now there is no limit to the amount of paddy you can store. The Government has changed that

Procurement in Punjab was 127 lakh tonnes in 2020 and Punjab’s earnings due to this was 740 crores. A total of ₹ 1470 crores and adhatis got ₹ 613 crores. Government institutions. FCI give this money

I want to say two points in context of what happened in Rajya Sabha –

I want to ask directly if there was quorum or not, half the people were sitting on one side then who checked the quorum?

5 to 7 people asked for division in front of me, but nobody paid heed

Farmers are consistently looking for a written assurance that MSPs will not be abolished for it’s their livelihood: Capt Amarinder Singh

September 21, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Capt Amarinder Singh – Chief Minister, Punjab:

Centre’s paltry hike in MSP & 5 other Rabi crops is a cruel joke on farmers.

They are consistently looking for a written assurance that MSPs will not be abolished for it’s their livelihood.

Also, centre has failed to announce a bonus of @100/quintal for stubble management.

‘Data shows how the Modi government has not just been increasing MSPs but procurement as well’

September 21, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

N Sitharaman Office:

Under the NDA govt led by PM Shri Narendra Modi, the MSPs on wheat, paddy, pulses, and oilseeds have been increased year after year.

The data shows how the Modi government has not just been increasing MSPs but procurement as well.

It is clear that the Congress party is shedding crocodile tears for the farmers and is only showing insincere concern.

In line with our ethos of taking farmer-friendly measures, the Cabinet has taken another historic decision to raise MSP: PM Narendra Modi

September 21, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Narendra Modi – Prime Minister:

It is our great privilege to work for the welfare of our farmers.

In line with our ethos of taking farmer-friendly measures, the Cabinet has taken another historic decision to raise MSP.

Crores of farmers will benefit from this.

Higher MSP will empower farmers and contribute to doubling of their income.

Increased MSP, along with the series of agriculture reforms passed by Parliament will ensure dignity and prosperity of farmers.

Jai Kisan!

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JP Nadda BJP President

APMC will continue, so will MSP but the farmers will be free to choose the most profitable market of their choice: JP Nadda

September 16, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

JP Nadda – National President, BJP:

BJP National President JP Nadda addressed a press conference at BJP headquarters in New Delhi today:

All policies of the Modi government are centred around empowerment of those sections of the society that are at the bottom of the pyramid. Poor, the marginalised and farmers are at the core of all the policies

Rs 1 lakh crore out of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package of Rs 20 lakh crore is allocated to enhance farm produce and its value addition

All 3 Bills related to the empowerment of the farmers are truly reformist and revolutionary. Farmers will be free to sell their produce in a competitive market of their choice. By opposition these Bills, Congress is only hampering farmers’ all round development

APMC will continue, so will MSP but the farmers will be free to choose the most profitable market of their choice.

The farm contract will be on the produce and not the land. The land will always belong to the owner. These are enabling legislations

Congress promised to repeal APMC Act and make agriculture trade free from all restrictions. It also promised to replace The Essential Commodities Act 1955 saying it belonged to an age of controls. Today, their opposition to these reforms exposes their duality.