Not in favour of reduction in minimum support price for crops: Gadkari

In an official statement, the minister went on to assert that he himself was present when increase in minimum support price was announced, hence there was no question of him standing for MSP reduction

In a complete reversal from his previous statement on MSP, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said he is not in favour of a reduction in the minimum support price (MSP) for crops. His comments come just two days after he criticised the government's MSP for agricultural crops being way too higher than the domestic and international rates.

The minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSME said he has always stood and advocated looking for various ways and means to increase farmers' income, including through alternative usage of their crops like paddy/rice, wheat, sugarcane.

In an official statement, the