Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The minimum support prices offered by the Centre to farmers for various crops have doubled and procurement volumes have shot up under the Narendra Modi-led government, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan told the Parliament on Tuesday. “Under the previous government, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Shimla, June 15 (IANS) In rural Himachal Pradesh, livestock is one of the mainstays. The government in the past two and a half years has taken several steps to promote animal husbandry as a viable and dignified source of income. One of the major initiatives in this regard is the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The government has procured 29.92 million tonnes (MT) of wheat during the 2025–26 Rabi marketing season (April–June) which represents a 13 per cent increase over the corresponding figure for the same period of the previous year and is the highest in the last three years, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday claimed that the rise in Minimum Support Price (MSP) by the BJP-led government at the Centre was negligible and it was nothing more than an illusion of generosity, akin to receiving a hollow promise. He further … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops for marketing season 2025-26 to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce, according to an official statement … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Centre has procured over 29.7 million tonnes (MT) of wheat so far during the 2025-26 rabi marketing season, which extends from April to June. This is the highest procurement since the 2021-22 season, official figures showed. The wheat procurement this year is up 13.5 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Tuesday said the government is contemplating enhancing the minimum support price for wool, and a decision would be taken after consulting all stakeholders. Interacting with a delegation of the Gaddi community led by newly appointed Himachal Pradesh Wool Federation … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Procurement of wheat during the ongoing rabi marketing season is going on smoothly in the major procuring states across the country with over Rs 256.3 lakh metric tonnes of the crop already procured at the minimum support price (MSP) so far, for which Rs. 62155.96 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The procurement of of tur (arhar) at minimum support price (MSP) through Central agencies NAFED and NCCF is in full swing in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana and a total quantity of 3.92 lakh metric tonnes of the crop has been procured in … Read more