India, Dec. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Annexure
Sr. No.
Commodities
KMS 2021-22
KMS 2022-23
KMS 2023-24
KMS 2024-25
KMS 2025-26
KHARIF CROPS
Paddy (Common)
1940
2040
2183
2300
2369
Paddy (Grade 'A')
1960
2060
2203
2320
2389
2
Jowar (Hybrid)
2738
2970
3180
3371
3699
Jowar (Maldandi)
2758
2990
3225
3421
3749
3
Bajra
2250
2350
2500
2625
2775
4
Ragi
3377
3578
3846
4290
4886
5
Maize
1870
1962
2090
2225
2400
6
Arhar
6300
6600
7000
7550
8000
7
Moong
7275
7755
8558
8682
8768
8
Urad
6300
6600
6950
7400
7800
9
Cotton
(Medium Staple )
5726
6080
6620
7121
7710
Cotton
(Long Staple )
6025
6380
7020
7521
8110
10
Groundnut
5550
5850
6377
6783
7263
11
Sunflower Seed
6015
6400
6760
7280
7721
12
Soyabean Yellow
3950
4300
4600
4892
5328
13
Sesamum
7307
7830
8635
9267
9846
14
Nigerseed
6930
7287
7734
8717
9537
RABI CROPS
RMS 2022-23
RMS 2023-24
RMS 2024-25
RMS 2025-26
RMS
15
Wheat
2015
2125
2275
2425
2585
16
Barley
1635
1735
1850
1980
2150
17
Gram
5230
5335
5440
5650
5875
18
Masur
5500
6000
6425
6700
7000
19
Rapeseed & mustard
5050
5450
5650
5950
6200
20
Safflower
5441
5650
5800
5940
6540
COMMERCIAL CROPS
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
21
Jute
4500
4750
5050
5335
5650
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Copra (milling)
10335
10590
10860
11160
11582
Copra (ball)
10600
11000
11750
12000
12100
Note: KMS: Kharif Marketing Season, RMS: Rabi Marketing Season
1
2026-27
22
Minimum Support Price
(Marketing Season-wise)(Rs./quintal)
(As on 01.10.2025)
Government of India follows the following integrated strategy to support States & UTs in enhancing farmer incomes and comprehensive growth of agriculture sector:
(i) Increase crop production/ productivity
(ii) Reduce cost of production
(iii) Remunerative returns of farmers' produce to enhance their incomes.
(iv) Agricultural diversification
(v) Developing post harvest value addition
(vi) Adaptation to climate change for sustainable agriculture and mitigate against crop losses
Since Agriculture is a State subject, Government of India supports the States through appropriate policy measures, budgetary allocation and various schemes. The Government has substantially enhanced the budget allocation of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare(DA&FW) from Rs. 21,933.50 crore BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,27,290.16 crore BE during 2025-26.
Major schemes of DA&FW to increase the income of farmers and for the development of agriculture Sector in India are as under:
Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops and Fair & Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned. The 22 mandated crops include 14 Kharif crops viz. paddy, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, tur (arhar), moong, urad, groundnut, soyabean, sunflower, sesamum, nigerseed, cotton and 6 Rabi crops viz. wheat, barley, gram, masur (lentil), rapeseed & mustard, safflower and two commercial crops viz. jute and copra.
While recommending MSPs, CACP considers important factors like cost of production, overall demand-supply conditions, domestic and international prices, inter-crop price parity, terms of trade between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, the likely effect on the rest of the economy, besides ensuring rational utilization of land, water and other production resources and a minimum of 50 percent as the margin over cost of production. The inclusion of crops under MSP framework is dependent on several factors which include relatively large shelf life, widely grown, item of mass consumption, essential for food security, among others.
The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSPs at levels of one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other Commercial crops with a minimum return of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from year 2018-19 onwards. The details of MSPs (marketing Season wise) fixed by Government from 2018-19 onwards is at Annexure.
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare does not have any scheme for Agri Related Tourism Activities. Development and promotion of tourist destinations and products, including rural tourism is undertaken by the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. The Ministry of Tourism through its central sector schemes of 'Swadesh Darshan (SD)', 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)' and 'Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development' complements the efforts of tourism infrastructure development in the country by extending financial assistance to the State Governments/UT Administrations. Rural Circuit has been identified as one of the thematic circuits under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. Ministry of Tourism has revamped the Swadesh Darshan Scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD 2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations, following a destination & tourist-centric approach. Ministry of Tourism has also formulated national strategies for development of rural tourism and promotion of rural homestays in India.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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