Centre rules out MSP law, invites farmers to talks

Last Updated15/02/2024

The Centre yet again made it clear that announcing a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP), the key demand of the farmers, will not be possible.

As the protests by farmers belonging to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha.
- Non-Political (SKM-NP), a splinter group of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM)
Escalated into a full-blown conflict with the security forces at various points on the Haryana-Punjab border.
The government, however, offered a third round of talks with the leaders of the groups.
Heavy police deployment was also witnessed on Delhi’s borders with Uttar Pradesh.

It is a guaranteed price for their produce from the Government.
MSP is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices.
MSP in India is a price floor set by the government to ensure that farmers receive a minimum price for their agricultural produce, thereby safeguarding their income and encouraging agricultural production
The government announces MSPs for 22 mandated crops and Fair and Remunerative Prices (FRP) for sugarcane.
The mandated crops are 14 crops of the kharif season, 6 rabi crops and two other commercial crops