‘Centre dragging feet on MSP’
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‘Centre dragging feet on MSP’
Description
Chandigarh: Releasing minutes of the meeting of the high-powered committee constituted by the Centre, Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said the committee was set up to find ways of doubling farmers’ income. Talking to media persons, he said Punjab was not invited for the first meeting and was included in the committee in the wake of its opposition to its exclusion. However, he said in the second and third meetings, no agenda except that of enhancing farm income was discussed. “The agriculture bills will deprive the farmers of a safety cover. The Rs 50 increase in MSP of wheat announced by the Modi government recently was the least in the previous decade (only 2.6 %). The Commission for Agriculture Cost and Prices had recommended an increase of 6% in the wake of 8.4% food inflation. The Union government is dragging its feet from giving due MSP,” said Manpreet. tnn
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-09-25
Coverage
Chandigarh