Increase in MSP will bring massive change in the lives of farmers: Chief Minister
Lucknow (IANS) | Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called it a commendable decision after the Union Cabinet approved the increase in MSP for the Kharif marketing year 2023-24. Expressing his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he has said that this will provide financial support to the Annadata farmers. This decision will become a factor of widespread change in the lives of farmers.
CM Yogi has described this decision as dedicated to the welfare of the farmers. The Union Cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved an increase in the minimum support price for the Kharif marketing year 2023-24 to provide farmers remunerative prices for their produce and encourage crop diversification.
It may be known that giving relief to the farmers, the MSP has been increased on many crops by the Central Government. This increase has been done for the Kharif crops of the financial year 2023-24. According to the decision taken by the Modi government in the cabinet meeting, the MSP of tur dal has been increased by Rs 400 per quintal, while the MSP of paddy, maize and groundnut has also been increased.
The MSP of urad dal has been increased by Rs 350 per quintal to Rs 6,950 per quintal for 2023-24. At the same time, approval has been given to increase MSP of maize by Rs 128 per quintal and MSP of paddy by Rs 143 per quintal to Rs 2,183 per quintal. The MSP of moong has been increased by the maximum of Rs 803 per quintal from the Modi cabinet and the MSP on its moong has gone up to Rs 8,558 per quintal.
–IANS
