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Centre Increases MSP for Rabi Crops

Minimum Support Price (MSP)

  • MSP is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices.
  • The Government sets the MSP at the start of the sowing season, based on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

Process of deciding MSP

  • Recommendation: Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
    • Attached office under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
    • It was established in January 1965 as the Agricultural Prices Commission and was renamed in 1985.
    • Composition: Chairman, Member Secretary, 1 official member and 2 non-official members.
      • The non-official members are representatives of the farming community.
    • Determinants of MSP
      • Demand and supply
      • Cost of production
      • Price trends in the market, both domestic and international
      • Inter-crop price parity
      • Terms of trade between agriculture and non-agriculture
      • A minimum of 50 percent as the margin over cost of production
      • Likely implications of MSP on consumers of that product.
  • Decision Stage: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
    • It is headed by the Prime Minister.
    • Presently it has 11 members including key Union Ministers like the Minister of Finance, Commerce and Industry, agriculture, and others.
    • It reviews and approves MSP levels
  • Procurement is done by Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State agencies

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