Modi's Mann Ki Baat: MSP, affordable healthcare, Ambedkar; 5 key highlights

Modi said that it was Dr Ambedkar who dreamt of India as an industrial powerhouse and he was working towards fulfilling Ambedkar's dreams

In his monthly radio programme addressed to the nation, Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said: "Each and every expense incurred by a farmer will be considered, including his labour, while fixing the minimum support price (MSP) at 1.5 times the input cost."

Talking about the farm sector, Modi further said the government had taken a major decision in this year's Budget to ensure adequate returns to farmers when the government decided to give at least one-and-a-half times the input cost as MSP for the scheduled crops.

"Further to ensure adequate income to farmers, agriculture marketing reforms