With an eye on state polls, Rajasthan and MP announce sops for farmers

Madhya Pradesh brings back bonus for wheat, paddy over MSP

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, which are ruled by the BJP and supposed to go to the polls by December, on Monday announced sops with an eye on farmers and the rural population.

In Rajasthan, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, in her last Budget in this term, announced a farm loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 for small and marginal farmers in the state, while in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave a bonus of Rs 200 per quintal over the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat and paddy farmers in the state.

The MSP of wheat for the