Lok Sabha Question No. 5261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Increase in MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ajay Bhatt

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5261

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2026

## INCREASE IN MSP

5261. SHRI AJAY BHATT:

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

- (a)  whether the Union Government has recently announced an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat, pulses and oilseeds;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the increase in the Minimum Support Price of various agricultural produce during the last three years, crop-wise; and
- (d) the criteria/formula adopted for increasing the Minimum Support Price of wheat, pulses and oilseeds and the reaction of farmers/farmers' organisations thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural  crops  for  the  country  as  a  whole,  based  on  the  recommendations  of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments  and  Central  Ministries/Departments  concerned.  The  22  mandated  crops include  14  Kharif  crops  viz.  paddy,  jowar,  bajra,  maize,  ragi,  tur  (arhar),  moong,  urad, groundnut,  soyabean,  sunflower,  sesamum,  nigerseed,  cotton  and  6  Rabi  crops  viz. wheat,  barley,  gram,  masur  (lentil),  rapeseed  &  mustard,  safflower  and  two  commercial crops viz. jute and copra.

While  recommending  MSPs,  CACP  considers  important  factors  like  cost of production, overall demand-supply conditions, domestic and international prices, inter-crop price  parity,  terms  of  trade  between  agricultural  and  non-agricultural  sectors,  the  likely effect on the rest of the economy, besides ensuring rational utilization of land, water and other production resources.

Within the cost of production, CACP considers all costs in a comprehensive manner which include all paid out costs such as those incurred on account of hired human labour, bullock labour/machine labour, rent paid for leased in land, expenses incurred on use of material inputs like seeds, fertilizers, manures,  irrigation charges, depreciation on implements and farm buildings, interest on working capital, diesel/electricity for operation of pump sets etc., miscellaneous expenses and imputed value of family labour.

Government, in its Union Budget for 2018-19, had made an announcement to keep MSP  at  a  level  of  minimum  one  and  half  times  of  the  cost  of  production  as  a  predetermined principle. Accordingly, MSPs  for all mandated Kharif,Rabi and other commercial  crops  have  been  fixed  with  a  margin  of  at  least  50  percent  over  weighted average cost of production. The details of increase in MSP of 22 mandated crops during last three years are given at Annexure.

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 2004-2014 and 2014-2026 (upto February 2026) are given as under:

| 2004-2014                  | 2004-2014                       | 2014-2026 (upto February 2026)   | 2014-2026 (upto February 2026)   |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Total Procurement (In LMT) | Total MSP Value (In Lakh Crore) | Total Procurement (In LMT)       | Total MSP Value (In Lakh Crore)  |
| 6,987                      | 7.41                            | 12,292                           | 26.32                            |

## Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

## 5261 due for reply on 24.03.2026

## Minimum Support Price

## (Marketing Season-wise)(₹/quintal)

| Sr. No.   | Commodities             | KMS 2023-24   | KMS 2024-25   | KMS 2025-26   |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|           | KHARIF CROPS            |               |               |               |
|           | Paddy (Common)          | 2183          | 2300          | 2369          |
| 1         | Paddy (Grade 'A')       | 2203          | 2320          | 2389          |
| 2         | Jowar (Hybrid)          | 3180          | 3371          | 3699          |
|           | Jowar (Maldandi)        | 3225          | 3421          | 3749          |
| 3         | Bajra                   | 2500          | 2625          | 2775          |
| 4         | Ragi                    | 3846          | 4290          | 4886          |
| 5         | Maize                   | 2090          | 2225          | 2400          |
| 6         | Arhar                   | 7000          | 7550          | 8000          |
| 7         | Moong                   | 8558          | 8682          | 8768          |
| 8         | Urad                    | 6950          | 7400          | 7800          |
|           | Cotton (Medium Staple ) | 6620          | 7121          | 7710          |
| 9         | Cotton (Long Staple )   | 7020          | 7521          | 8110          |
| 10        | Groundnut               | 6377          | 6783          | 7263          |
| 11        | Sunflower Seed          | 6760          | 7280          | 7721          |
| 12        | Soyabean Yellow         | 4600          | 4892          | 5328          |
| 13        | Sesamum                 | 8635          | 9267          | 9846          |
| 14        | Nigerseed               | 7734          | 8717          | 9537          |
|           | RABI CROPS              | RMS 2024-25   | RMS 2025-26   | RMS 2026-27   |
| 15        | Wheat                   | 2275          | 2425          | 2585          |
| 16        | Barley                  | 1850          | 1980          | 2150          |
| 17        | Gram                    | 5440          | 5650          | 5875          |
| 18        | Masur                   | 6425          | 6700          | 7000          |
| 19        | Rapeseed & mustard      | 5650          | 5950          | 6200          |
| 20        | Safflower               | 5800          | 5940          | 6540          |
|           | COMMERCIAL CROPS        |               |               |               |
|           |                         | 2024-25       | 2025-26       | 2026-27       |
| 21        | Jute                    | 5335          | 5650          | 5925          |
|           |                         | 2024          | 2025          | 2026          |
| 22        | Copra (milling)         | 11160         | 11582         | 12027         |
| 22        | Copra (ball)            | 12000         | 12100         | 12500         |

Note:

KMS: Kharif Marketing Season, RMS: Rabi Marketing Season

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