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Cabinet increases paddy MSP to ₹2,183 per quintal, moong dal sees highest hike
MSP for kharif crops for marketing season 23-24 increased to encourage crop diversification (HT file photo)
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Cabinet increases paddy MSP to ₹2,183 per quintal, moong dal sees highest hike

The Union cabinet has approved an increased minimum support price (MSP) of kharif crops for marketing season 2023-24. The move is to ensure remunerative prices to growers for their produce and to encourage crop diversification," said Union minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday 7 June.

 The Union cabinet approved ₹143 hike in paddy MSP to ₹2,183 per quintal for 2023-24.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the hike in the MSP of paddy by ₹143 to ₹2,183 per quintal for the 2023-24 crop year (July-June) in order to encourage farmers to bring more area under the crop and boost their income.

 Farmers will benefit from the increase in the MSP at a time when retail inflation is on a declining trend, Goyal added.

Support price of 'A' grade variety of paddy hiked

Goyal said the MSP of the common grade variety of paddy has been increased by ₹143 to ₹2,183 per quintal for the 2023-24 crop year, from ₹2,040 in the previous year. The support price of 'A' grade variety of paddy has been hiked by ₹163 to ₹2,203 per quintal from ₹2,060, he added.