Lok Sabha Question No. 4873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Increase in Minimum Support Price
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4873

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  APRIL, 2025

## INCREASE IN MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE

## 4873. SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the decisions taken by the Government in the interest of farmers;
- (b)  the number of times the Minimum Support Price (MSP) has been increased during the last three years and the amount by which it was increased, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether any new schemes are being formulated to increase MSP, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR)

- (a): Government has taken several steps like policy reforms, developmental programmes and schemes for making agriculture, sustainable and more profitable profession. List of major schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and  Farmers Welfare in  the interest of farmers is given in the Annexure I .
- (b) & (c): Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 22 mandated agricultural  crops  based  on  the  recommendations  of  Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs  & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments  concerned. The  Union  Budget  for  2018-19  had  announced  the predetermined principle to keep MSPs at levels of one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly,  Government  had  increased  MSPs  for  all  mandated  Kharif,  Rabi  and  other Commercial crops with a minimum return of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from year 2018-19 onwards. The details of MSP (marketing Season-wise) fixed by the Government during last three years  is given at Annexure II .

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No. 4873 due for reply on 01.04.2025

| I.   | Central Sector Schemes                                                                                |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.   | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)                                                          |
| 2.   | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)                                                        |
| 3.   | Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)                                             |
| 4.   | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)    |
| 5.   | Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)                                                            |
| 6.   | National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)                                                         |
| 7.   | Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)                                                                 |
| 8.   | Formation and Promotion Of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)                                |
| 9.   | Agri Fund for Start Ups & Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE)                                                |
|      | 10.Namo Drone Didi                                                                                    |
| II.  | Centrally Sponsored Scheme                                                                            |
| (a)  | National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)                                                            |
| (b)  | Krishonnati Yojana                                                                                    |
| 1.   | Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing -National Agriculture Market (ISAM- eNAM)                 |
| 2.   | Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing-Others (ISAM-Others)                                     |
| 3.   | National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)                                                  |
| 4.   | National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Seeds (NMEO-OS)                                                    |
| 5.   | National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil palm (NMEO-OP)                                                     |
| 6.   | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)                                             |
| 7.   | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)                           |
| 8.   | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE)                                                          |
| 9.   | Digital Agriculture                                                                                   |
| (c)  | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)                                                                  |
| 1.   | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- DPR (RKVY-DPR)                                                         |
| 2.   | Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojana (PKVY)                                                                |
| 3.   | Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                                                                             |
| 4.   | Soil Health and Fertility                                                                             |
| 5.   | Rainfed Area Development (RAD)                                                                        |
| 6.   | Agroforestry                                                                                          |
| 7.   | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)( Crop Residue Management (CRM) now merged with SMAM) |
| 8.   | Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)                                                                  |

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## Annexure II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No. 4873 due for reply on 01.04.2025

## Minimum Support Price (Marketing Season-wise)

(in ₹ per quintal)

| Sl. No.   | Commodities             | KMS* 2022-23   | KMS* 2023-24   | KMS* 2024-25   |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|           | KHARIF CROPS            |                |                |                |
| 1         | Paddy (Common)          | 2040           | 2183           | 2300           |
|           | Paddy (Grade 'A')       | 2060           | 2203           | 2320           |
| 2         | Jowar (Hybrid)          | 2970           | 3180           | 3371           |
|           | Jowar (Maldandi)        | 2990           | 3225           | 3421           |
| 3         | Bajra                   | 2350           | 2500           | 2625           |
| 4         | Ragi                    | 3578           | 3846           | 4290           |
| 5         | Maize                   | 1962           | 2090           | 2225           |
| 6         | Arhar(Tur)              | 6600           | 7000           | 7550           |
| 7         | Moong                   | 7755           | 8558           | 8682           |
| 8         | Urad                    | 6600           | 6950           | 7400           |
| 9         | Cotton (Medium Staple ) | 6080           | 6620           | 7121           |
|           | Cotton (Long Staple )   | 6380           | 7020           | 7521           |
| 10        | Groundnut               | 5850           | 6377           | 6783           |
| 11        | Sunflower Seed          | 6400           | 6760           | 7280           |
| 12        | Soyabean Yellow         | 4300           | 4600           | 4892           |
| 13        | Sesamum                 | 7830           | 8635           | 9267           |
| 14        | Nigerseed               | 7287           | 7734           | 8717           |
|           | RABI CROPS              | RMS$ 2023-24   | RMS$ 2024-25   | RMS$ 2025-26   |
| 15        | Wheat                   | 2125           | 2275           | 2425           |
| 16        | Barley                  | 1735           | 1850           | 1980           |
| 17        | Gram                    | 5335           | 5440           | 5650           |
| 18        | Masur                   | 6000           | 6425           | 6700           |
| 19        | Rapeseed & mustard      | 5450           | 5650           | 5950           |
| 20        | Safflower               | 5650           | 5800           | 5940           |
|           | COMMERCIAL CROPS        | 2023-24        | 2024-25        | 2025-26        |
| 21        | Jute                    | 5050           | 5335           | 5650           |
|           |                         | 2023           | 2024           | 2025           |
| 22        | Copra (Milling)         | 10860          | 11160          | 11582          |
|           | Copra (ball)            | 11750          | 12000          | 12100          |

$ Rabi Marketing Season