Tag: Minimum Support Price

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the protest from the opposition and a section of farmer’s organisations across the State and the country, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday reiterated that farm bills are the need of the 21st century and the minimum support price (MSP) based procurement of agriculture crops from farmers will continue like before. While addressing […]

Bhubaneswar: The Standing Committee-IX of the Odisha Assembly on Monday submitted three proposals to the State government, including seven years jail term for those procuring paddy from farmers below the fixed Minimum Support Price (MSP). A meeting of the Standing Committee-IX headed by Narasingha Mishra was held today and reportedly discussed on several issues pertaining […]