Parliamentary proceedings: Modi govt will purchase all farm produce at MSP, says Agriculture Minister in Rajya Sabha
The Hindu
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assures all farm produce will be purchased at minimum support price by Modi government.
The Narendra Modi government will purchase all farm produce at minimum support price, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in Rajya Sabha on Friday (December 6, 2024).
He gave the assurance while answering supplementaries during Question Hour on the issue of MSP to farmers.
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The assertion came on a day when farmers embarked on a foot march to Delhi with a charter of demands, which includes a legal backing to MSP.
"I want to assure the house through you that all produce of farmers will be purchased at minimum support price. This is the Modi government and the guarantee to fulfil Modi's guarantee," Mr. Chouhan told the house.
"When our friends from the other side were in power, they had stated on record that they cannot accept the M.S. Swaminathan Commission recommendations, especially on giving 50% more than the cost of produce. I have the record," he said.
He cited former MoS Agriculture Kantilal Bhuria, Agriculture Ministers Sharad Pawar, and K.V. Thomas to back his claim.
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