CAG pulls up govt for fixing foodgrain MSP

Lack of specific method in determining minimum support price of grains caused variation in margins over production, says report In its report to Parliament on Tuesday, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has accused the Indian government of adopting a ...

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday demanded that the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat be fixed at Rs.1,500 per quintal by the centre.

Jaipur, Mar 21 : The Rajasthan government will procure wheat on minimum support price through its agencies like gram seva sahkari samitis at local level in villages from the next year.

Copra prices are already ruling below Minimum Support Price (MSP) level in some parts of the country, and may fall further unless immediate steps are taken to intervene in the market, to ensure MSP of copra for the farmers according to the policy of ...

The Government of India has been announcing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for both Rabi and Kharif crops for more than three decades. Presently, 25 commodities namely, paddy, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, wheat, gram, arhar (tur), moong, urad, masur ...

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide a bonus on minimum support price of wheat to the farmers.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has formed a ministerial panel which will discuss impact of retail FDI and minimum support prices among other things.

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