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JAMMU: Former minister and ex-MLA Marh, Ch Sukhnandan has welcomed the union cabinet decision to hike the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Ravi crops for marketing season 2025-2026.
He told that rapeseed and mustard MSP has witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.300per quintal followed by Lentil at Rs.275 per quintal. MSP of wheat has been increased Rs.150 per quintal.
It is pertinent to mention here that the process of MSP was started in the year 1966-67 and and in 46 years i.e upto 2013 previous governments has raised MSP of paddy to Rs.1310 and of wheat to Rs.1350 whereas after taking over as Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi in 2014 has increased MSP of paddy and wheat to Rs. 2300 and Rs. 2275 respectively in the year 2024-25 (in just 10 years)which is respectable increase of 75% in paddy and 68.5% in wheat prices in just 10 years of governance.
One can compare the governance of Modi Govt and the previous governments by having a look at increase in MSP in last 10 years.
“Modi Govt. once again reiterated it’s resolve towards welfare of farmers and poor people by raising the MSP of Ravi crops today”, he added.
“This unprecedented hike in MSP by Modi Govt. is a pragmatic effort towards doubling farmers’income”,he asserted.
Those opposing Modi Govt.’s Agricultural reform are against the welfare of farmers and policy of giving them the right value of their produce.
These people do not want our hardworking farmer brothers who feed the country to ever be as rich and empowered as they themselves are.