Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Declaration of Amount for MSP of Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Lalji Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO . 256

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH   MARCH, 2026

## DECLARATION OF AMOUNT FOR MSP OF CROPS

## *256 . SHRI LALJI VERMA :

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

(a) the details of the crops procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 in Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh; (b) the details of amount for MSP declared for each crop, actual quantity purchased (in quintals/metric tonnes) and the total amount paid during the said period; and the relative percentage of total quantity of crops purchased by the Government at

(c) MSP as compared to the total agricultural production of the said district?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी ( SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN )

(a) to ( c ): A statement is laid on the Table of the House .

## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS ( a ) TO ( c ) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO . 256  FOR  10 TH     MARCH,  2026  REGARDING  DECLARATION  OF AMOUNT FOR MSP OF CROPS.

- (a): As per the information received from Government of Uttar Pradesh, the details of the crops procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 in Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh is as follows:
- (b): The details of MSP declared for each crop during 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 is given at Annexure. During 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, 32,32,48,759.69 MT of wheat, paddy, pulses, oilseeds, coarse grains and cotton has been procured  and total MSP value of Rs. 8,32,740.89 Crore has been paid to the farmers.
- (c): Announcement of Minimum Support Price (MSP) by the Government and sanction of procurement  at  MSP  by  Central  Nodal  Agencies  (CNAs),  impacts  markets  positively improving market price, even at or above MSP. Farmers participating in procurement as well as those selling in the open market benefit from the MSP announcement. Farmers decide the quantity of produce for sale at MSP based on their marketable surplus. Further, they are free  to  sell  their  produce  anywhere  if  they  get  better  price  than  the  MSP.    There  is  an increasing trend in the production and the procurement of agriculture crops in the country including in the state of Utter Pradesh.

| Commodity   | 2023-24        | 2024-25        | 2025-26        |
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Commodity   | Quantity in MT | Quantity in MT | Quantity in MT |
| Paddy       | 135,572.04     | 156,403.83     | 162,647.23     |
| Wheat       | 1,323.13       | 8,512.55       | 9,346.89       |
| Mustard     | -              | 272.57         | 200.00         |

## Minimum Support Prices (in Rs. per quintal)

| S.N.   | Commodity             | Variety       | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2025-26   |
|--------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        | Kharif crops          |               |           |           |           |
| 1      | Paddy                 | Common        | 2183      | 2300      | 2369      |
|        |                       | Grade 'A'     | 2203      | 2320      | 2389      |
| 2      | Jowar                 | Hybrid        | 3180      | 3371      | 3699      |
|        |                       | Maldandi      | 3225      | 3421      | 3749      |
| 3      | Bajra                 |               | 2500      | 2625      | 2775      |
| 4      | Ragi                  |               | 3846      | 4290      | 4886      |
| 5      | Maize                 |               | 2090      | 2225      | 2400      |
| 6      | Tur (arhar)           |               | 7000      | 7550      | 8000      |
| 7      | Moong                 |               | 8558      | 8682      | 8768      |
| 8      | Urad                  |               | 6950      | 7400      | 7800      |
| 9      | Groundnut             |               | 6377      | 6783      | 7263      |
| 10     | Sunflower seed        |               | 6760      | 7280      | 7721      |
| 11     | Soyabeen (yellow)     |               | 4600      | 4892      | 5328      |
| 12     | Sesamum               |               | 8635      | 9267      | 9846      |
| 13     | Nigerseed             |               | 7734      | 8717      | 9537      |
| 14     | Cotton                | Medium Staple | 6620      | 7121      | 7710      |
|        |                       | Long Staple   | 7020      | 7521      | 8110      |
|        | Rabi crops            |               |           |           |           |
| 15     | Wheat                 |               | 2275      | 2425      | 2585      |
| 16     | Barley                |               | 1850      | 1980      | 2150      |
| 17     | Gram                  |               | 5440      | 5650      | 5875      |
| 18     | Masur (lentil)        |               | 6425      | 6700      | 7000      |
| 19     | Rapeseed & mustard    |               | 5650      | 5950      | 6200      |
| 20     | Safflower             |               | 5800      | 5940      | 6540      |
| 21     | Toria                 |               | 5650      | 5950      | -         |
|        | Other crops           |               |           |           |           |
| 22     | Copra (calendar year) | Milling       | 11160     | 11582     | 12027     |
|        |                       | Ball          | 12000     | 12100     | 12500     |
| 23     | Jute                  |               | 5050      | 5335      | 5650      |

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