Raise minimum support price for pulses, says CACP

Ministry of agriculture would examine proposals and then send it to the Cabinet

The central government might increase its minimum support price (MSP) for tur (red gram) and moong dal (green gram) by Rs 200 and Rs 475 a quintal, respectively, for the 2017-18 kharif season, if it agrees with the recommendations made by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

Officials said the government normally accepts these. The Ministry of Agriculture would examine the proposals and then send it to the Cabinet. Kharif sowing starts around July and crops are harvested from October. 

In percentage terms, these would be increases of around four and nine per cent for tur and moong,