Lok Sabha Question No. 2744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2744

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## MSP

2744 . SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER:

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

(a) whether the demands regarding Minimum Support Price (MSP) raised by farmers would be  met  in  a  timely  and  efficient  manner  to  benefit  farmers  as  the  delay  has  caused considerable distress, with several farmers continuing to protest;

(b) the reasons behind the delay in implementing this law along with the likely time for its implementation;

(c) the steps are being taken to address the concerns raised by farmers and their leaders regarding the implementation process; and

(d)  whether  the  Government's  planning  to  work  in  consultation  with  farmers  to  find  a resolution to the ongoing crisis, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs &  Prices  (CACP),  after  considering  the  views  of  the  State  Governments  and  Central Ministries/Departments concerned.

The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSPs  at  levels  of  at  least  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.

Government  offers  to  procure  agricultural  crops  through  designated  procurement agencies and farmers have the option to sell their produce to the government agencies or in the open market whichever is advantageous to them.

Government  procures  cereals  and  coarse  cereals  through  Food  Corporation  of India  (FCI)  and  other  designated  State  Agencies  to  provide  price  support  to  the  farmers. Procurement  of  pulses,  oilseeds  and  copra  is  done  under  Price  Support  Scheme  under Umbrella Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), in consultation  with  the  concerned  State  Government  as  and  when  market  price  of  these produce fall below the MSP. Procurement agencies under PM-AASHA Scheme are National Agricultural  Cooperative  Marketing  Federation  of  India  Ltd  (NAFED)  and  National  Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF). Cotton and Jute are also procured by Government at MSP through Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and Jute Corporation of India(JCI), respectively.

Increased MSP has benefited farmers of the country which are evident from data of procurement and MSP amount paid to the farmers. The details  of procurement and  MSP amount paid to farmers during 2024-25 (Crop Year) are given as under:

| Total Procurement (In LMT)   |   Total MSP Value (In Lakh Crore) |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1,223                        |                              3.47 |

Government of lndia supplements the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures  and  budgetary  support  and  various  schemes/  programmes.  The  important initiatives  of  the  Government  of  India  meant  for  the  Welfare  of  farmers  by  increasing production, remunerative returns and income support to farmers are given below.

1. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
2. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
3. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
4. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
5. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
6. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
7. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
8. Agroforestry
9. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
10. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
11. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
12. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
13. National Bamboo Mission
14. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
15. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
16. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
17. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
18. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
19. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
20.  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)/ Restructured  Weather Based  Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
21. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
22. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
23. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
24. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
25. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE)
26. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
27. Digital Agriculture Mission

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