Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders on Tuesday opposed the upcoming meeting of the committee on Minimum Support Price, calling the panel a farce and said nothing conclusive will come out of the talks
Government encourages farmers to diversify crops, but doing away with imported oilseeds and pulses challenging
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, who attended the NITI Aayog's governing council meeting on Sunday, said that he raised the issues of farmers including MSP while adding that he was happy with the meeting
MPS's effective and transparent delivery has been part of multiple committees and reports. Many recommendations have been implemented and others put in cold storage
SKM should join the govt-appointed panel to shape agri policy
Farmers' grouping has also been roiled by factional disputes since year-long agitation was called off
The government has notified a committee to make "more effective and transparent" Minimum Support Price (MSP), eight months after it promised to set up such a panel
Representatives of agriculture universities and institutions have also been included in the panel. Joint secretary (crops) in the Ministry of Agriculture will be the member secretary in the panel
Tikait, who is on a three-day tour of Bihar, also urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to restore the system of "mandis" and rued the absence of strong farmer bodies in the state.
Seeks a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security
Biggest hikes were reserved for pulses, oilseeds
India was till last week headed to a record production but the heat wave that started in March and continued in April over northwest India is set to affect produce, especially in Punjab and Haryana
India can become a reliable grain exporter
After the agitation to repeal farm laws, a group of farmers on Tuesday floated a new front to press for their demand for a law for guaranteeing minimum support prices for farm produce.
Jute Corporation of India will continue as central government nodal agency to undertake price support operations and the losses incurred, if any, in such operations, will be fully reimbursed by Centre
Around 1.98 million farmers have applied to sell wheat to govt agencies this year, against around 2.4 million during the same period last year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that if they get a chance, the "fake Samajwadis" will stop the Minimum Support Price (MSP) from being given into the accounts of the farmers.
While announcing the repeal of three farm laws in November last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to set up a committee to discuss the farmers' demand for a legal guarantee on MSP
The central government not only reduced allocation for minimum support price (MSP) but also cut down the number of beneficiaries in the Budget, he said
Nearly 35 per cent of the FMCG sales come from rural areas and after the second wave, it was badly hit