'Will you place that letter in public domain...': MK Stalin questions FM Nirmala SitharamanThe debate between the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continues as Stalin asked the Fina...
13 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
FM counters Stalin, denies curbs on paddy incentivesUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's allegations regarding incentives for paddy cu...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Centre shouldn't run away from responsibility, says Dallewal; 'rail roko' agitation on March 10Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal urges Centre for legal guarantee of MSP on all crops as farmers prepare for 'rail roko' protest. Protes...
09 Mar, 2024, 08.38 PM IST
Haryana Deputy CM Chautala says farm laws need amendments, urges farmers to give concrete suggestionsThe Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader reiterated that he will tender his resignation the day he feels he is unable to ensure minimum suppor...
24 Dec, 2020, 05.47 PM IST
Shun arrogance and scrap farm laws: Kejriwal to CentreAddressing a virtual press briefing, the chief minister said the Centre should immediately accept all demands of the farmers who have been ...
13 Dec, 2020, 07.33 PM IST
Rail blockade in Punjab result of state government 'inaction': JavadekarAddressing the media after a Cabinet meeting, Javadekar said the protest is being held at 32 places in Punjab with farmers sitting on rail ...
04 Nov, 2020, 08.43 PM IST
Why is govt 'running away' from giving legal responsibility for MSP, asks CongDays after their passage in the Lok Sabha, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar introduced the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Pr...
20 Sep, 2020, 01.05 PM IST
Government to relaunch scheme for tribalsThe scheme involves fixing MSP for identified minor forest produce which are collected by tribals and sold in village ‘haats’.
26 Feb, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
New guidelines to salvage MSP scheme for minor forest produceThe govt would frame new guidelines to salvage the scheme and align it to the way it was conceived by the Centre.
09 Feb, 2019, 09.41 AM IST
PM Modi holds meeting on new agri-procurement models to ensure MSPIn his Budget 2018 speech, then finance minister Arun Jaitley had announced that think-tank Niti Aayog in consultation with central and sta...
03 Jul, 2018, 10.08 PM IST
Farmers not getting MSP, says Radhamohan SinghDuring the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Singh said that from his experience he felt that the farmers often did not get the price settled a...
05 Jan, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
Soon, a direct benefit transfer scheme for cotton farmersThe centre plans to introduce a Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for cotton farmers in response to a slowdown in global cotton consumption.
08 Dec, 2015, 03.54 PM IST
Nitish Kumar accuses Modi government of not fulfilling promise to farmersReminding people of Modi's promise on increasing MSP, Nitish Kumar exhorted them to ask BJP leaders "what happened to the promise?"
20 Nov, 2014, 03.48 PM IST
Parkash Singh Badal seeks upward revision of MSP"The MSP must be hiked to the level where the mismatch between input costs of agriculture produce and MSP announced for these was removed,"...
30 Oct, 2014, 04.42 PM IST
- BJP demands urgent steps to prevent rotting of food grains
Making the demands, former BJP president Rajnath Singh told the gathering, comprising farmers from across the national capital, that it was...
18 Sep, 2010, 03.23 PM IST
- Government hikes minimum support price for rabi crops
The government on Thursday announced increase in the minimum support prices (MSPs) of many rabi crops including wheat to boost procurement,...
30 Jan, 2009, 02.18 AM IST
- Govt likely to fix wheat support price at Rs 700/qtl
For the second year running, the Centre is likely to make a distinct difference between the minimum support price (MSP) and procurement pri...
28 Oct, 2006, 02.07 AM IST