In India, the Modi government of the Center has acknowledged that farmers are unable to find the minimum support price for their crop. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said in an oral reply to a question related to support price during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, "It is true that farmers are not getting the minimum support price for their crops, though farmers will be get fair prices of crops, measures are being taken at the country level.''

Congress member Vipalav Thakur asked that despite the increase in the minimum support price of the crops, the farmers are unable to get the price of crops. Radha Mohan Singh said on this question that according to the recommendations of the Agriculture Cost and Value Commission, the paddy, jowar, bajra Including 22 crops for the year 2017-18, the minimum support price was kept at 50 percent cost advantage.

He said, "In spite of this, my experience says that farmers of paddy cultivation within a radius of 100 km across Delhi from Kolkata are not getting the minimum support price." Radha Mohan Singh said that the government keeping a close watch on procurement of crops in the states, so that farmers can get fixed price of yield. Radha Mohan Singh said that the government is deliberating with the NITI Commission and the States in the direction of a permanent solution to this problem, which would lead to better arrangements.

As a solution to this problem, Radha Mohan Singh described the price support scheme as a better option for the farmers producing wheat and other crops of paddy. Under this, if the cost of yield is below the minimum support price, the state government should procure the crop. Whenever the proposals come from the state governments about this, the Central Government issues additional funds under this scheme. In this scheme, the Central Government has procured 8 lakh metric tonnes of pulses and cotton etc. from the states.

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