Tag: Msp

Wheat
Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 85/qtl; pulses up to Rs 325/qtl

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 a quintal and for pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal, official sources said. A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Cotton Farmers Forced To Sell Produce Below MSP In Odisha

Bolangir: Cotton, popularly referred to as white gold is a widely-cultivated in Bolangir district after paddy. However, several farmers are now forced to go for distress sale of their produce allegedly due to lack of adequate mandi facilities. Cotton growers in the district are a worried lot due to the non-availability of mandis for the […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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BJD For Implementation Of Swaminathan Commission Recommendations On MSP: CM Naveen

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, whose party BJD opposed the passage of farm bills in Rajya Sabha, on Monday said they will fight for implementation of Swaminathan Commission recommendations on fixing of the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Patnaik said this while addressing the BJD Legislature Party meeting on the eve of monsoon session of […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
Paddy
Odisha: Eight Border Districts Asked To Prevent Entry Of Paddy From Chhattisgarh

Bhubaneswar:The Odisha government has asked collectors of eight inter-state border districts to prevent entry of paddy from Chhattishgarh so that the MSP does not go to unauthorised persons, officials said on Monday. The eight districts whose collectors have been put on alert are Bargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh and Nabarangpur, the officials said. […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
New Farm Bills: What Experts Think About Its Impact On Odisha Farmers
New Farm Bills: What Experts Think About Its Impact On Odisha Farmers

Bhubaneswar: Even as the nation-wide protests by farmer over the recently passed Farm bills touched a crescendo today with the shutdown of India (Bharat Bandh), it seems the real entities who are going to be hit hard by the new bills are none other than the State governments, who are set to forego a chunk […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
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Odisha Cabinet Approves Important Decisions: Here Are The Highlights

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday resolved to move the Union Government to reiterate its earlier stand on the implementation of recommendations of MS Swaminathan Committee regarding Minimum Support Price (MSP) of all crops, for doubling the farmers’ income. The State Legislative Assembly had earlier passed unanimous resolutions in this regard in 2017 and again in […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
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BJP Takes A Jibe At BJD Over Comments On 'Non-Implementation Of Swaminathan Panel Report'

Bhubaneswar: Following BJD MP Sasmit Patra’s statements in the Rajya Sabha that the Centre has not implemented the recommendations of Swaminathan Committee report on fixing the MSP properly, Odisha BJP leaders slammed the BJD for ‘presenting false facts in the Parliament’. Criticising the BJD MP for allegedly spreading misinformation to mislead people, State BJP General […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Odisha To Move Centre For Implementation Of Swaminathan Recommendations On MSP

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the nationwide farmers protests against the central farm laws, Odisha government Tuesday decided to move the Centre demanding implementation of the M S Swaminathan Committee recommendations regarding minimum support price for all crops. The decision in this regard was taken at the cabinet meeting here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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What BJD Has Done For Farmers In 21 Years: BJP’s Pradip Purohit

Bhubaneswar: The farmers across Odisha are not able to sell their produce, mostly paddy in mandis and the token system introduced by the State government has compounded their miseries, alleged BJP leader Pradip Purohit on Friday. Though the Centre has fixed Minimum Support Price (MSP) at Rs 1868 per quintal of paddy, the farmers are […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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Anti-National Forces Behind Farmers’ Protest: Union Minister Pratap Sarangi

Bhubaneswar: Farmers have nothing to do with the ongoing protests against the new farm reform laws. Moreover, anti-national forces are behind such agitations, said Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured that MSP and mandi system will remain and the farmers do not have to worry about it, said the […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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Farm Bills: Successful Paddy Procurement System In Odisha Should Not Get Upset, Says Minister

Bhubaneswar: Centre should have discussed with all the stakeholders before passing the Farm Bills, or else such unrest among the farming community across the country would not have erupted. But in any case, the successful model of paddy procurement system that has been in operation in the state from many years now should not get […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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