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New Delhi : The Government has recently announced Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 6 mandated Rabi crops viz. Wheat, Barley, Gram, Masur (lentil), Rapeseed & Mustard, and Safflower, for Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2022-23, on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), and after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors.
The NITI Aayog (erstwhile Planning Commission) had conducted a study titled “Efficacy of minimum support prices on farmers”, 2016. The study covered 14 States, 36 Districts, 72 Blocks, 144 Villages, and 1440 Households, according to a PIB release.
The study is based on both the primary and secondary data. The study has found among other things that MSP declared by the Government has encouraged 78 % of the farmers covered under the study for adopting improved methods of farming such as high yielding varieties of seeds, organic manure, chemical fertiliser, pesticides, and improved methods of harvesting etc.
Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Rabi Marketing Season 2022-23
| Sl. No. | COMMODITY | MSP (₹/quintal) |
| 1 | WHEAT | 2015 |
| 2 | BARLEY | 1635 |
| 3 | GRAM | 5230 |
| 4 | MASUR (LENTIL) | 5500 |
| 5 | RAPESEED & MUSTARD | 5050 |
| 6 | SAFFLOWER | 5441 |
This information was given in a written reply by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha on December 1, 2021.