Lok Sabha Question No. 1232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Minimum Support Price for Rabi Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Gaddigoudar Parvatagouda Chandanagouda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1232

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2024

## MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE FOR RABI CROPS

1232.  SHRI GADDIGOUDAR PARVATAGOUDA CHANDANAGOUDA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently increased Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for a range of Rabi crops for 2025-2026;
- (b) if so, the crop-wise details of the increase in the Minimum Support Price thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  conducting  any  study  for  assessing  the  impact  of Minimum Support Price and the benefit likely to be availed by the farmers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b): Yes. Government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of mandated Rabi Crops for Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2025-26. The details of MSPs of Rabi Crops for RMS 2024-25, 2025-26 and their increase are given at Annexure.
- (c) to (e): The  NITI  Aayog  (erstwhile  Planning  Commission)  has  conducted  a  study entitled ' Efficacy of minimum support prices on farmers ' ,  in  2016.  The study has found, among other things, that MSP declared by the Government has encouraged 78% of the farmers covered under the study for adopting improved methods of farming such as high yielding  varieties  of  seeds,  organic  manure,  chemical  fertilizer,  pesticides  and  improved methods of harvesting etc.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1232 due for reply on 03.12.2024

## Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rabi Crops for Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 202425 and 2025-26

|   Sl. No | Rabi Crops        |   RMS 2024-25 |   RMS 2025-26 | Absolute and percentage# increase in MSP of 2025-26 over 2024-25   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Wheat             |          2275 |          2425 | 150 (6.6)                                                          |
|        2 | Barley            |          1850 |          1980 | 130 (7.0)                                                          |
|        3 | Gram              |          5440 |          5650 | 210 (3.9)                                                          |
|        4 | Masur (Lentil)    |          6425 |          6700 | 275 (4.3)                                                          |
|        5 | Rapeseed &Mustard |          5650 |          5950 | 300 (5.3)                                                          |
|        6 | Safflower         |          5800 |          5940 | 140 (2.4)                                                          |

# Figures in brackets indicate percentage increase

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