MSP (Minimum Support Price) is the rate at which the government buys the grain from farmers. Currently, the government fixes MSPs for 23 crops grown in both kharif and rabi seasons.
For selling wheat, it will be mandatory for farmers to register on the website of the Department of Food, which has been started.
The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday hiked the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 65 to Rs 1,925 per quintal from Rs 1,860 per quintal.
During the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government approved a Rs 105 per quintal hike in the minimum support price of wheat to Rs 1,840 per quintal for 2018-19 season.
Chandigarh: Accusing the NDA of being "insensitive" towards the plight of farmers, Congress leader Capt Amarinder Singh today slammed the Centre for a "meager" hike of Rs 50 in the minimum support price of wheat.Rejecting
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