INCREASE IN MSP

2025-07-25 Information

INCREASE IN MSP

Agriculture is a State subject and Government of India supports the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures, budgetary allocation and various schemes/programmes. The Government has substantially enhanced the budget allocation of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) from Rs. 21933.50 crore BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,37,756.55 crore BE during 2025-26. Major schemes/programmes initiated by DA&FW to increase the income of farmers including small and marginal farmers and for the development of agriculture Sector in India are as under:

1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

2. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)

3. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)

4. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)

5. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

6. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)

7. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)

8. Namo Drone Didi

9. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)

10. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)

11. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises’ (AgriSURE)

12. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)

13. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)

14. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

15. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)

16. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)

17. Agroforestry

18. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)

19. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)

20. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)

21. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)

22. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)

23. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

24. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm

25. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds

26. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region

27. Digital Agriculture Mission

28. National Bamboo Mission

Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned. The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSPs at levels of one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other Commercial crops with a minimum return of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from year 2018-19 onwards. The details of Minimum Support Prices of 22 mandated agricultural crops for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 is given at Annexure.

To make Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) more effective and transparent, a committee has been constituted on 12thJuly 2022. The subject matter of the committee also include (i) Suggestions on practicality to give more autonomy to Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and measures to make it more scientific, and (ii) To strengthen the Agricultural Marketing System as per the changing requirements of the country to ensure higher value to the farmers through remunerative prices of their produce by taking advantage of the domestic and export opportunities.

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

Sr. No.

Commodities

KMS 2021-22

KMS 2022-23

KMS 2023-24

KMS 2024-25

KMS 2025-26

KHARIF CROPS

Paddy (Common)

1940

2040

2183

2300

2369

Paddy (Grade ‘A’)

1960

2060

2203

2320

2389

Jowar (Hybrid)

2738

2970

3180

3371

3699

Jowar (Maldandi)

2758

2990

3225

3421

3749

Bajra

2250

2350

2500

2625

2775

Ragi

3377

3578

3846

4290

4886

Maize

1870

1962

2090

2225

2400

Arhar

6300

6600

7000

7550

8000

Moong

7275

7755

8558

8682

8768

Urad

6300

6600

6950

7400

7800

Cotton
(Medium Staple )

5726

6080

6620

7121

7710

Cotton
(Long Staple )

6025

6380

7020

7521

8110

Groundnut

5550

5850

6377

6783

7263

Sunflower Seed

6015

6400

6760

7280

7721

Soyabean Yellow

3950

4300

4600

4892

5328

Sesamum

7307

7830

8635

9267

9846

Nigerseed

6930

7287

7734

8717

9537

RABI CROPS

RMS 2021-22

RMS 2022-23

RMS 2023-24

RMS 2024-25

RMS 2025-26

Wheat

1975

2015

2125

2275

2425

Barley

1600

1635

1735

1850

1980

Gram

5100

5230

5335

5440

5650

Masur

5100

5500

6000

6425

6700

Rapeseed & mustard

4650

5050

5450

5650

5950

Safflower

5327

5441

5650

5800

5940

COMMERCIAL CROPS

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

Jute

4500

4750

5050

5335

5650

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Copra (milling)

10335

10590

10860

11160

11582

Copra (ball)

10600

11000

11750

12000

12100

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

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

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