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Amid protests, Centre hikes Minimum Support Price for rabi crops -Priscilla Jebaraj

-The Hindu The Centre has increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat for the upcoming rabi season to ₹2,015 per quintal, a 2% hike from the ₹1,975 per quintal rate of last year. Oilseeds and pulses such as mustard, safflower and masoor dal saw higher MSP increases of up to 8% in a bid to encourage crop diversification, according to a statement on the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic...

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Increase in MSP: Peanuts, say agricultural experts -Vivek Mishra

-Down to Earth Wheat and barley see the lowest increase in MSP announced by government; red lentils the highest The farmers’ protests in Delhi and north India are in their tenth month, with the guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops as one of the main demands. Even as they rage on, the Union government September 8, 2021 approved to increase the MSP for rabi 2022-23. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,...

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Central must connect all states to food scheme for robust PDS: Parliamentary Standing Committee -Raju Sajwan

-Down to Earth Only 15 states procure rice, 8 procure wheat as part of decentralised distribution scheme  Only 23 states have implemented the Decentralized Procurement Scheme (DCP) so far — 15 to procure rice and eight to procure wheat — despite the scheme being in place for 23 years.   This was flagged by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (Standing Committee) in a release dated August 13,...

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How Feasible Is MSP as a Legal Right? Farmers Discuss at Kisan Sansad -Indra Shekhar Singh

-TheWire.in Protesting farmers believe that the MSP will as a legal right will solve a lot of farmers' issues, including debt. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy touting the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the Kisan Sansad (parallel parliament organised by farmers at Jantar Mantar) delved into a serious question – can the Minimum Support Price (MSP) become a legal right? There were 200 new farmers’ representatives and six hours to...

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Tribal affairs ministry in tie-up with NITI Aayog

-The New Indian Express As per TRIFED, 37,904 Van DhanVikasKendras, subsumed into 2275 Van DhanVikas Kendra Clusters of 300 forest dwellers each, have been sanctioned by TRIFED till date.  NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has collaborated with NITI Aayog to implement the Van Dhan Yojana in districts identified as aspirational. As a follow-up of the implementation of the Yojana in the tribal aspirational districts, a TRIFED team briefed about the...

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