North India Statesman
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New Delhi: It was decided to increase the support price of five important crops in the cabinet meeting of Narendra Modi government on Wednesday. This includes a total of 14 kharif crops including rice. This increase in support price has been made for the Kharif season of 2025-26. According to the increase, 69 percent have been increased in paddy, 328 in jowar, 150 in millet, 596 in ragi, 175 in maize, 450 in arhar, 86 in moong and 589 percent in cotton.
The price of paddy has been increased by Rs 69 per quintal, due to which farmers will now get Rs 2,369 per quintal of paddy. The support price of tur dal has been increased by Rs 450. In this way, farmers will get Rs 8,000 for a quintal tur dal.
The price of Urad Dal has increased by Rs 400 to Rs 7,800. The price of moong dal has been increased by Rs 86 and hence the MSP will be Rs 8768. The government has claimed that this increase in support prices of kharif crops is a matter of relief for farmers.
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Giving information about the decision, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that in the last 11 years, the central government has increased the support price of some crops including cotton by 50 per cent. Our government is taking continuous decisions to double the income of farmers.
Another decision has been taken for the farmers. Farmers will get a loan at an interest rate of 4% on Kisan Credit Card. On this card, farmers get a short -term loan of up to Rs 3 lakh at 7% interest, approved institutions are given a discount of 1.5%, and on time repaying the loan, they get three percent incentives as PRI, which makes the loan interest rate four percent.
Apart from this, the government has also taken a big decision in the case of infrastructure. The Budwell-Nellar 4-lane highway in Andhra Pradesh has been approved. Other crops have increased by 400 in Urad, 480 in groundnut, 436 in soybean, and sesame 579 percent. Apart from this, the cabinet has also approved two multi-tracking railway projects in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
The project includes Ratlam-Nagada and Wardha-Balhar Shah. The project will cost about Rs 3399 crore.
