Tag: Paddy Msp

Addressing the reporters, Swain said, “The cost of farming has grown up in the last year including the labour cost, pesticide cost and fuel price. So it is already hard for the farmers to sustain in farming. A hike of just Rs 100 in the MSP would not help our farmers taking the growing cost into consideration.”

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the increase in MSP for all mandated Kharif (summer) crops for the 2022-23 crop year.

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh/Balasore: All the promises, planning and preparations by the state government seem to be going up in smoke as allegations of irregularities and lapses have marred the paddy procurement process in the State. Paddy farmers in the State have alleged that while there has been a delay in opening of mandis, rice millers are also […]

Bhubaneswar: With farmers across the state slowly gearing up for protests against both state and the Centre over proper price, pension and prestige, a house committee led by the assembly Speaker has unanimously decided meet President Ram Nath Kovind over its demand to hike the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy. The decision to meet […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying the demand to increase the paddy minimum support price (MSP), Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Tuesday targeted the Centre for delaying to fix the MSP for paddy crop. In a letter to the Centre, Maharathy demanded MSP of Rs 2,930 for per quintal of paddy and Rs 2,970 for A grade paddy. “The […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday lashed out at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over his claim that Odisha received over Rs 2.86 lakh crore as Central assistance for ensuring rapid growth in the State. In a presser, BJD leaders alleged that Pradhan’s claim regarding construction of 5499 km national highways (NH) in […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will raise Mahanadi tribunal, Polavaram, paddy MSP hike and other key issues in the upcoming second phase budget session in Parliament starting from March 5. This was decided at the parliamentary party meeting chaired by BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Nivas here on Saturday. […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has advised Odisha to raise paddy productivity which is comparatively much lower in comparison to other States in the country. The statements of the Union Agriculture Minister is likely to upset the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) which has been demanding that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of […]

Bhubaneswar: A couple of days after the Central government ruled out the chances for an increase in the Paddy MSP, the ruling-BJD today decided to launch a 10-day-long demonstration across the State from January 8. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, general secretary of the party Sanjay Das Burma criticized the Centre for making […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s hopes of a hike in minimum support price (MSP) of paddy were dashed after the Centre in Parliament today ruled out chances of an increase citing that the government is already providing adequate margins to farmers. In a written reply, Union minister of State for Agriculture, Gajendra Singh Sekhawat said that the Centre […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly passed a resolution today to meet President Ram Nath Kovind over minimum support price (MSP) of paddy. After normalcy returned to House on the third day of the winter session, the ruling party was able to move a motion on the MSP issue and targeted the Central Government along with Prime Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: Pandemonium prevailed for the second consecutive day inside the Odisha Assembly as the opposition staged a walkout over farmer issues following which the Speaker adjourned the House till tomorrow. As soon as Speaker Pradip Amat started the afternoon proceedings at 3 pm, the Congress and BJP members rushed to the well of the House shouting […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking cognizance of the issues faced by farmers due to irregularities in paddy procurement and delay in payment of proceeds, Odisha Food Supplies Minister Surya Narayan Patro today said that the proceeds of paddy sold to the government will be credited to farmers’ bank accounts within 24 hours of procurement. Talking to media after […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its protest over the Centre’s decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by a mere Rs 80 per quintal for the financial year 2017-18, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today staged demonstration across the State. Alleging sheer apathy of the BJP-led Central government towards the plight of the farmers in […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the ruling and opposition political parties in state are at loggerheads with each other over poor Minimum Support Price (MSP) hike, a government notification revealed that payment worth crores is yet to be disbursed to hundreds of farmers. A letter from Bijay Kumar Prusty, Joint Secretary of State Food Supplies […]