Centre okays Rs 4,886 crore package to buy sunflower, gram at MSP to help farmers
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved an additional outlay of Rs 4,886.46 crore to buy sunflower and more gram at the minimum support price (MSP) to benefit farmers in Karnataka and Maharashtra, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. Approving a proposal from the […]
Gujarat govt to procure tur at MSP of Rs 8,000 per quintal; registration opens till Dec 22
Ahmedabad, Dec 17 (IANS) The Gujarat cabinet, on Wednesday, held detailed deliberations on the procurement of tur (pigeon pea) at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani announced that the government will purchase tur at a support price of Rs 8,000 per quintal, in line with the Centre’s MSP policy. The procurement process […]
‘Navratri gift for K’taka farmers’: Centre approves procurement of 5 crops at MSP
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Sep 20 (IANS) Coming to the aid of Karnataka’s farmers distressed by excessive rains, the Central government has now, as a Navratri gift and in response to the request of Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi, approved the procurement of five crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP), a statement by […]
