INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: With adequacy of minimum support price (MSP) for procurement of crops invariably being a bone of contention among stakeholders,
Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Friday challenged the opposition parties to discuss it wherever and whenever they want to
I would like to openly challenge members of the opposition parties to discuss it wherever they want to discuss as the government is always
MSP has been increased significantly and procurement operations have been strengthened under the Modi government, he said there has been an
increase of 55% in MSP of paddy and 51% of MSP of wheat in the past nine years.He said the present government is the first after
independence that has fixed a minimum 50% profit over the cost of production incurred by farmers.Referring to procurement of crops at MSP,
Shah said that the government has increased paddy procurement by 88% which means paddy procurement has been doubled, while wheat procurement
has been increased by over two-thirds, that is 72%, in the past nine years
The number of beneficiaries has almost doubled during the period, he added.He also flagged that the budget allocation for the agriculture
by the Prime Minister and the government to agriculture.Shah along with agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar also released an action
to cooperative members.FPO is an organisation of farmer producers that provides support to small farmers with end-to-end services covering
almost all aspects of cultivation from inputs, technical services to processing and marketing
(Gross Domestic Product) is very important for any country
If you increase GDP through manufacturing, the job creation will not be much
On the other hand, if you strengthen agriculture and allied sectors through cooperatives, not only GDP but job opportunities will also
Of which, the cooperative ministry has been given the mandate to set up 750 FPO and recently another 1,100 FPOs.