Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Wednesday hailed the decision of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs to increase the minimum support price of kharif crops of 2019-20 and said that it shows that the government is pro farmers and their interest is one of its top priorities.
The decision was taken in the Cabinet Committee meeting on Economic Affairs held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Reacting to the decision of the Cabinet Committee, the Chief Minister said that this decision would fulfill the goal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double the income of the farmers by the year 2022.
He said that it would benefit farmers of Haryana who cultivate bajra, cotton, paddy, sunflower, maize and arhar crops, which are the main kharif crops in the state.
The Minimum Support Price of bajra would be increased by Rs 50 per quintal, paddy by Rs 65 per quintal, cotton by Rs 100 to Rs 105 per quintal, sunflower by Rs 262 per quintal, maize by Rs 60 per quintal, arhar by Rs 125 per quintal and moong by Rs 75 per quintal, the Chief Minister added.
Following the decision, the MSP of Bajra has been increased from 1950 to Rs 2000 per quintal, Paddy (Common) from Rs 1750 to Rs 1815 per quintal, Paddy Grade A from Rs 1770 to Rs. 1835 per quintal, Cotton (Medium) from Rs 5150 to Rs 5255 per quintal, Cotton (Long Staple) from Rs 5450 to Rs 5550 per quintal.
Similarly, MSP of Surajmukhi (Sunflower) has been increased from Rs 5388 to Rs 5650 per quintal, Maize from Rs 1700 to Rs 1760 per quintal, Arhar from Rs 5675 to Rs 5800 per quintal.
Apart from this the MSP of Jowar, Ragi, Moong, Urad, Groundnut, Soyabean, Sesamum and Nigerseed has also been increased.
Meanwhile, Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister OP Dhankar has expressed his
gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Tomar.
Dhankar said that Prime Ministeri has implemented the formula of increasing the crop prices by 1.5 times every year. This would ensure a definite increase in the farmer’s income, he added.
He said that last year also, MSP of Kharif crops were announced and the farmers in Haryana celebrated this as a festival.
To express their gratitude to the government, the farmers had organized Bajra Kisan Rally in Mahendergarh, Surajmukhi Kisan Rally in Shahbad and Kapas Kisan Rally in Barwala.
Dhankar said that though among the 17 Kharif crops, Paddy, Cotton and Bajra are the major crops of Haryana but the farmers have now started growing other crops also like Maize, Arhar and Surajmukhi (sunflower).