NDA govt doubled MSP, quadrupled crop procurement: Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Rajya Sabha

Key Points

1. Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated the NDA government fixed MSP at double the cost of production.
2. Mr. Chouhan claimed procurement increased four-fold compared to the UPA government.
3. The Modi government decided in 2019 to offer MSP with a 50% margin over the production cost, based on Swaminathan Commission recommendations.
4. UPA government offered ₹1,310 as MSP for paddy in 2013–14, while the Modi government pays ₹2,369.
5. Procurement price of jowar increased from Rs 1,500 during UPA to ₹3,699 under the NDA.
6. Congress MP Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik claimed 1,12,000 farmers committed suicide during 11 years of NDA rule.
7. Wasnik stated farm debt has reached ₹28.5 lakh crore.
8. PM Modi announced soybean would be purchased at an MSP of ₹6,000 per quintal in Maharashtra on November 15, 2024, but this price has not been offered.
9. The government has decided to buy 100% of the production of tur, masur and urad.
10. The government is purchasing tomato, potato and onion as well as apples, grapes, red chillies and ginger under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS).