This move comes amid protests carried out by farmers who are largely against three bills that were recently passed by Parliament in its monsoon session – The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill.
The Centre has set the MSP for ”common variety” paddy at Rs 1,868 per quintal and it’s Rs 1,888 per quintal for “A” grade variety for the current year, PTI reported.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday, 21 September, had announced the MSP for the 2021-22 Rabi marketing year, saying the farmers will benefit by up to 106 percent on the cost price.
The government has reportedly set the target of procuring 113 lakh tonnes of rice from Punjab and 44 lakh tonnes from Haryana during the…