New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)-led farmers’ protest was politically motivated. “There is a reason behind it. Because this is an election year… For so many people there are different motives. That is the only reason. Otherwise,[Read More…]
Tag: Minimum Support Price
Forget PR dazzle, tell us when will MSP increase: Rahul to Modi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to specify exactly when he was going to fulfil his promise of fixing the minimum support price for crops at 1.5 times the production cost. In a tweet after Modi at an event here said confusion was being[Read More…]
Government hikes minimum support price of wheat and pulses
The central government on Tuesday increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat and pulses by Rs 110 and Rs 200 respectively to encourage farmers to bring a major area under cultivation. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the new MSPs of[Read More…]