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Govt hikes minimum support price of wheat by Rs 85 per quintal and pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal

Press Trust of India • October 23, 2019, 16:39:23 IST
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The government on Wednesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 a quintal and for pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal, official sources said

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Govt hikes minimum support price of wheat by Rs 85 per quintal and pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 a quintal and for pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a move to increase farmers' income, #Cabinet decides to hike MSP for Rabi crops for Marketing Season 2020-21#Cabinetdecisions pic.twitter.com/G0dH6hP7Dz

— Dhirendra Ojha (@DG_PIB) October 23, 2019

The MSP is the rate at which the government buys grains from farmers. “In a move to increase farmers’ income, the Cabinet has increased the MSP of rabi (winter-sown) crops for the current year,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters after the meeting. [caption id=“attachment_5059831” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Representational image. Reuters Representational image. Reuters[/caption] The CCEA has approved Rs 85 per quintal hike in wheat MSP to Rs 1,925 per quintal for the 2019-20 rabi crop, up from Rs 1,840 per quintal last year. Barley MSP has also been increased by Rs 85 to Rs 1,525 per quintal from Rs 1,440 per quintal last year. To encourage the cultivation of pulses, the support price of masoor has been increased by Rs 325 to Rs 4,800 per quintal from Rs 4,475 per quintal last year. Similarly, the MSP for gram has been hiked by Rs 255 to Rs 4,875 per quintal for this year from Rs 4,620 per quintal last year. Among oilseeds, rapeseed/mustard MSP has been increased by Rs 225 to Rs 4,425 per quintal for 2019-20 rabi crop from Rs 4,200 per quintal during 2018-19. The minimum support price for safflower has been hiked by Rs 270 to Rs 5,215 per quintal from Rs 4,945 per quintal last year. The MSP for rabi crops announced for this year is in line with the recommendation of the government’s farm price advisory body CACP. Wheat is the main rabi crop, sowing of which will begin next month. The crop will be marketed from next April onwards

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