Centre moots inter-ministerial panel to discuss MSP issueA central government team, including ministers Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda and Nityanand Rai, met farmer representatives in Chandigarh on Thu...
09 Feb, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
Centre offers to form another committee, say farmersThe government has proposed the formation of another committee to address the demand for legalizing the minimum support price (MSP) as farm...
09 Feb, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
MSP Committee may suggest agri-commodity trading should not take place below MSPThe Minimum Support Price (MSP) committee is expected to recommend that futures trading for agri-commodities should not be allowed below th...
29 Sep, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
Farmers urge government to fulfil 'written commitments' as they descend at Ramlila MaidanThe Ministry of Agriculture had in July last year also issued a gazette notification announcing the setting up of a committee in this regar...
20 Mar, 2023, 06.51 PM IST
- MSP Committee to hold 2nd meeting on Sep 27 in Hyderabad
In the first meeting held on August 22 in the national capital, the committee -- headed by former Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal -- h...
18 Sep, 2022, 08.46 PM IST
Govt keeping country in dark, does not want to form committee on MSP: Rakesh TikaitRecalling the period in the run-up to the 2020-21 farmers' protests against the now-repealed farm laws n Delhi, the national spokesperson o...
22 Aug, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
Committee on MSP holds broad discussion on key issues in first meeting but SKM skipsSKM, which necessitated setting up of this committee on July 18 after leading the farmers' protest against three farm laws and forcing the ...
22 Aug, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
First meeting of committee on Minimum Support Price to be held on August 22SKM, which necessitated setting up of this committee after leading farmers' protest against three farm laws and forcing the government to r...
15 Aug, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
Samyukt Kisan Morcha suspense over agitation continues"There is a growing consensus among unions from Punjab that the movement should continue now in different forms and protest should end at b...
02 Dec, 2021, 07.42 AM IST
Government seeks names of farmer leaders for panel on MSP, other issues; SKM to decide in December 4 meetEarlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that a committee would be formed to take decisions on the subjects of promot...
30 Nov, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
SKM meet on Dec 1, asks Govt to reply to demands"This is a victory for us. We want withdrawal of cases against farmers and a committee to be formed on the legal guarantee of MSP for crops...
30 Nov, 2021, 12.48 AM IST
Centre should have consulted farmers before enacting new agricultural laws: BJP leaderThousands of farmers are camping at Delhi's border points in Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur to demand that the Centre repeal the three farm law...
18 Mar, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Centre and protesting farmers break breadSpeaking to the media after the meeting, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said: “We have got 50% success. We are hopeful tha...
31 Dec, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
Government may hike wheat MSP by Rs 100/qtl for this yearWheat is the main rabi crop, sowing of which will begin from this month. The crop will be marketed from next year April onwards.
23 Oct, 2017, 10.24 PM IST
Government hikes MSP of jute to Rs 2,400 per quintalGovernment today hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of jute by Rs 100 to Rs 2,400 per quintal for 2014-15 season.
02 Jan, 2014, 11.04 PM IST
- Govt hikes support price for Tosa desi variety of jute
The government on Wednesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) for Tosa Desi-5 variety of raw jute by Rs 195 to Rs 1,250 per quintal...
31 Jan, 2008, 03.02 AM IST
- Cotton minimum price to be based on quality
The government on Thursday decided to fix the minimum support price (MSP) of cotton on the basis of quality with a view to give higher pric...
02 Nov, 2007, 04.20 AM IST