- Through his tweets, Modi repeats that the system of MSP will remain. He also added that government procurement will continue
- PM Modi said that the higher MSP will empower farmers and contribute to the doubling of their income
- Crores of farmers will benefit’, PM Modi tweeted as govt hikes MSP of wheat, five other rabi crops
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the farmers over the government’s decision to hike the Minimum Support Price of wheat and five other rabi crops. He also made it apparent that the Minimum Support Price will remain and the government procurement will continue like before.“I said it earlier and I say it once again: System of MSP will remain. Government procurement will continue. We are here to serve our farmers. We will do everything possible to support them and ensure a better life for their coming generations, ”PM Modi tweeted.
I said it earlier and I say it once again:
System of MSP will remain.
Government procurement will continue.
We are here to serve our farmers. We will do everything possible to support them and ensure a better life for their coming generations.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2020
PM Modi also said that the higher MSP will empower farmers and contribute to doubling their income adding to which he asserted in his tweets,“Increased MSP, along with the series of agriculture reforms passed by Parliament will ensure the dignity and prosperity of farmers, Jai Kisan!”
The Prime Minister further added that,
“It is our great privilege to work for the welfare of our farmers. In line with our ethos of taking farmer-friendly measures, the Cabinet has taken another historic decision to raise MSP. Crores of farmers will benefit from this”.
The prime minister’s tweet comes after the government hiked the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 1,975 per quintal to encourage farmers to increase the cultivation of the crop. According to the revised price card, the lentil has seen the highest increase in MSP at Rs 300 per quintal, followed by gram, rapeseed, and mustard at Rs 225 per quintal each, safflower at Rs 112 per quintal. The minimum support price for barley and wheat has been fixed at Rs 75 per quintal and Rs 50 per quintal. The hike in MSP comes a day after Parliament approved two agriculture sector-reform bills which have been bitterly opposed by the opposition parties like Congress and TMC as well as from within the ruling NDA alliance over apprehension that the new legislation might virtually end MSP-based procurement by the government.
(With inputs from PTI)
