Cabinet approves increase in MSP of 14 kharif crops for 2024-25 season

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₹2 trillion as MSP – ₹35,000 crore more than what they got in the previous season, Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while briefing the media on the cabinet decisions."The hike in MSP of kharif crops is in line with the PM Modi's third term vision of policy continuity to support farmers and boost their income," Vaishnaw added.Read Also: Budget 2024 Expectations: Agri-credit to fertilizer subsidy—here’s what agriculture sector expects this yearThe highest increase came for oilseeds nigerseed and sesamum.

The hike was by ₹983 and ₹632 and was fixed at ₹8,717 and at ₹9,267 per quintal, respectively.Pulses like tur or arhar (pigeon pea) also benefited from a big MSP hike by about ₹550 from last year to stand at ₹7,550 per quintal.The government aims to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses by 2027.The MSP of paddy, the main kharif crop, has been raised by ₹117 to ₹2,300 per quintal for ‘common’ grade variety and to ₹2,320 for grade A.Also This: The fallout of India's unpredictable farm trade policyJowar, Bajra, Ragi and Maize, other major cereals' MSPs have been increased to ₹3,371-3,421, ₹2,625, ₹4,290 and ₹2,225 per quintal from last season's ₹3,180-3,225, ₹2,500, ₹3,846 and ₹2,090 a quintal.In the case pulses and oilseeds, the increase in MSP has been between ₹124 to ₹983 compared to last year.Moong (green gram) and urad (black gram) MSPs have been fixed at ₹8,682 and ₹7,400 per quintal, an increase of ₹124 and ₹450 from the 2023-24 kharif marketing season.In the case of oilseeds, groundnut, sunflower seed and yellow soy bean attracted a hike of ₹406, ₹520 and ₹292 from the previous year at ₹6,783, ₹7,280 and ₹4,882 per quintal.The MSP for cotton, an important cash crop, was fixed at ₹7,121 for the medium staple