Amid farmers’ protests at Delhi borders, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan made an important statement on the minimum support price (MSP). The Narendra Modi government will purchase all agricultural produce at minimum support prices, he said in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Chouhan gave this assurance to farmers during Question Hour in the Upper House while responding to a supplementary question on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) issue.
Each crop will be purchased at minimum support price
Shivraj gave this assurance on a day when farmers plan to march to Delhi to raise their demands. Chouhan told the House, “I want to assure the House through you (Speaker) that all the produce of farmers will be purchased at the minimum support price.” This is the Modi government and it will definitely fulfill Modi’s assurance. “When our friends on the other side were in power, they had publicly stated that they could not accept the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee, especially the recommendation of giving 50 per cent more than the cost of agricultural produce,” he said. I have records. ” Chauhan cited former Minister of State for Agriculture Kantilal Bhuria, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and KV Thomas in support of his statement.
Chairman Dankar asked for evidence
After Shivraj made this claim, Upper House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar asked him to submit documents to substantiate his claim. Chauhan agreed. “They (former UPA government) never respected farmers and never seriously considered their demands for remunerative prices,” the minister claimed. I would like to assure the House through you that from 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to calculate the minimum support price by providing 50% profit to farmers on the cost of production.
The government has provided remunerative prices to farmers
Shivraj Singh also claimed that the Modi government has provided remunerative prices to farmers. Chauhan said that since three years ago, the procurement price of paddy, wheat, soybean and soybean is 50% higher than the cost of production. He also cited export tariffs and intervention in price changes when commodity prices fall. (Input-PTI Language)
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