Page 15 - Minimum Support Price

Jaitley's cost price-based MSP formula to cost Rs 115 bn for 4 crops: SBI

The wheat MSP of 2016-17 season which is around Rs 1,625 per quintal was used for the calculation by the SBI Chief Economist

MSP calculations will not include imputed land rent, says Arun Jaitley

The cost will include all paid expenses plus imputed value of family labour (FL), but not imputed land rent

Farmers not getting minimum support price for their crops: Radhamohan Singh

The Agriculture Minister said consultations were on with states and the NITI Aayog to find out how a better system can be established

Rural India's conundrum

Farm-gate prices are down but demand is showing a small turnaround

Ineffective solution: Latest MSPs for crops will aggravate farm distress

Except in the case of paddy and wheat, minimum support price has yet to offer remunerative prices

Govt hikes paddy MSP by Rs 80 a quintal

The Union Cabinet had on June 7 approved the minimum support price of 14 kharif (summer-sown) crops

Modi govt has given 43% higher MSP than production cost, says Amit Shah

He adds, no govt can meet the Swaminathan formula for calculating the cost of production

Commodity prices, construction key for rural economy: Icra

The earnings of rural households over the last few years have been impacted by modest hikes in Minimum Support Prices

MSP: Is BJP going back on its promise?

NDA government believes steep hikes in MSPs without taking into account market conditions and requirement of the country is counter-productive