Delta farmers welcome promise of procurement at MSP
The Hindu
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s assurance that the government would purchase 1,208 lakh tonnes of wheat and paddy at the minimum support price during the current procurement season has bee
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s assurance that the government would purchase 1,208 lakh tonnes of wheat and paddy at the minimum support price during the current procurement season has been welcomed by farmers.
In her Budget speech, Ms. Sitharaman has stated that procurement of wheat in ‘Rabi 2021-22’ and the estimated procurement of paddy in ‘Kharif 2021-22’ is expected to be over 1,208 lakh tonnes and ₹2.37 lakh crore direct payment of the minimum support price will be made into their accounts.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.