Amid Farmers' Protest, Swaminathan Commission Member Backs Law On MSP

Dr RB Singh said the panel had recommended that the Minimum Support Price should be fixed at a level which is at least 50% higher than the cost of production of any crop.

On a day that farmers began their 'Delhi Chalo' march to push for their demands, including legislation guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops, a member of the Swaminathan Commission has told NDTV that such a law is the need of the hour. 

Speaking to NDTV on Tuesday, Dr RB Singh, a Padma Bhushan awardee and member of the Swaminathan Commission, said, "For farmers to get the right price for their crops, it is necessary to make a new law on MSP in the country to properly implement the recommendations of the commission."

Dr Singh pointed out that the panel had recommended that MSP should be fixed at a level which is at least 50% higher than the cost of production of any crop. "But this system has not been implemented in a uniform manner in the country," he said.