Farmers can sell 25 quintals/day under PM-AASHA, get relief from all taxes

New guidelines of Centre's procurement plan for farm commodities will offer relief to farmers at a time when prices of major kharif crops have fallen below their state-mandated MSP for 2018-19

An individual farmer will now be able to sell up to 25 quintals of produce per day, and get relief from all taxes, according to the new guidelines of the Centre’s procurement plan for agriculture commodities.

This will provide some relief to farmers at a time when the prices of major kharif crops have fallen below their state-mandated minimum support prices (MSP) for 2018-19. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have announced big procurement plans. Haryana has also started procurement.

States that procure crops other than wheat and rice through the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) will have to