Minimum Support Price  

The government’s decision of direct online payment of the minimum support price (MSP) for the upcoming rabi marketing season (RMS) is a fantastic decision, a top market analyst has said 
 

Ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, the Centre has made five big announcements including ownership rights for slum dwellers in Delhi, increase in minimum support price for farmers on rabi crop

To help the farmers' agriculture ministry of India has proposed a 7% hike in MSP that is the Minimum Support Price of Rabi crops. The ministry has recommended increasing the price of various Rabi crops. Watch the video to know how will hike in MSP benefit the farmers and the Indian Economy.

With single-use plastic banned in India, the Himachal Pradesh government has come up with a buy-back policy to help traders dispose of their old stock of the banned product
 

Karnataka farmers have been agitating in the state for over a week demanding an increase in the minimum support price of sugarcane

Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has but received support from G Parameshwara, the deputy chief minister who, pacified the farmers. Parameshwara said that the state government would do everything in its capacity to help the farmers.

Farmers arrive in Bengaluru in large numbers to protest against meagre support price announced for sugarcane. Additional police force deployed to maintain law and order.

Farmers placed a garland of slippers on the banners that had pictures of people's representatives including Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy

 

The farmers were seen holding a stone each on their heads in front of the Belagavi DC office, demanding they be provided with a higher minimum support price for sugarcane

The government had in July hiked minimum support prices (MSP) for various crops planted in the kharif season, including paddy, coarse grains, pulses, oilseeds and cotton. Usually, MSP is announced just before the start of the sowing season, but this step was taken keeping the state elections in mind