DATA ON MSP AND FARMER’S INCOME

  New Delhi. Asal Baat news.  Every year Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country a...

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New Delhi.

Asal Baat news. 

Every year Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole and not region or state-specific, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned. The details of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the Marketing Season 2025-26 are given at Annexure.

Government of India supplements the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures and budgetary support and various schemes/ programmers. The Government has substantially enhanced the budget allocation of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) from Rs. 21,933.50 crore during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,27,290.16 crore in 2025-26.

The important initiatives of the Government of India meant for the Welfare of farmers, remunerative returns and income support to farmers are given below.

1. After budget announcement in 2018-19, Government had fixed MSP of 22 mandated crops at level of at least one and half times of the cost of production.
2. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
3. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
4. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop   Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
5. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
6. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
7. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
8. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
9. Namo Drone Didi
10. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
11. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
12. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises’ (AgriSURE)
13. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
14. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
15. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
16. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
17. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
18. Agroforestry
19. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
20. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
21. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
22. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
23. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
24. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
25. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
26. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
27. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
28. Digital Agriculture Mission
29. National Bamboo Mission 

Minimum Support Price
(Marketing Season-wise) (₹/quintal)

Sr. No.	Commodities	KMS  2025-26
	KHARIF CROPS
1	Paddy (Common)	2369
	Paddy (Grade ‘A’)	2389
2	Jowar (Hybrid)	3699
	Jowar (Maldandi)	3749
3	Bajra	2775
4	Ragi	4886
5	Maize	2400
6	Arhar	8000
7	Moong	8768
8	Urad	7800
9	Cotton  (Medium Staple )	7710
	Cotton  (Long Staple )	8110
10	Groundnut	7263
11	Sunflower Seed	7721
12	Soyabean Yellow	5328
13	Sesamum	9846
14	Nigerseed	9537
	RABI CROPS	RMS  2025-26
15	Wheat	2425
16	Barley	1980
17	Gram	5650
18	Masur	6700
19	Rapeseed & mustard	5950
20	Safflower	5940
	COMMERCIAL CROPS	2025-26
21	Jute	5650
		2025
22	Copra (milling)	11582
	Copra (ball)	12100

Note: KMS: Kharif Marketing Season, RMS: Rabi Marketing Season

This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri  Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Lok Sabha.