More steps on anvil to boost farmers' income: Agriculture minister

The minister said schemes like higher procurement at increased MSP, higher payout under crop insurance scheme, and electronic linking of markets are all meant to improve farmers' income

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Monday that in its last four and half years, the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken several measures to boost farmers’ income and will take more steps in the coming days.
 
In an apparent reference to the additional measures that could be announced in the next few weeks, Singh said schemes like higher procurement at increased minimum support price, higher payout under crop insurance scheme, and electronic linking of markets are all meant to improve farmers’ income.
 
He said that in the last four years, credit flow to