Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
DATA ON MSP AND FARMER’S INCOME
Posted On:
05 AUG 2025 4:36PM by PIB Delhi
Every year Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole and not region or state-specific, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned. The details of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the Marketing Season 2025-26 are given at Annexure.
Government of India supplements the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures and budgetary support and various schemes/ programmers. The Government has substantially enhanced the budget allocation of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) from Rs. 21,933.50 crore during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,27,290.16 crore in 2025-26.
The important initiatives of the Government of India meant for the Welfare of farmers, remunerative returns and income support to farmers are given below.
- After budget announcement in 2018-19, Government had fixed MSP of 22 mandated crops at level of at least one and half times of the cost of production.
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
- Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
- Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
- National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
- Namo Drone Didi
- National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
- Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
- Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises’ (AgriSURE)
- Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
- Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
- Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
- Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
- Agroforestry
- Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
- Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
- Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
- National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
- Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
- Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
- National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
- National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
- Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
- Digital Agriculture Mission
- National Bamboo Mission
Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No. 2557 due for reply on 05.08.2025
Minimum Support Price
(Marketing Season-wise) (₹/quintal)
|
Sr. No.
|
Commodities
|
KMS 2025-26
|
|
|
KHARIF CROPS
|
|
1
|
Paddy (Common)
|
2369
|
|
Paddy (Grade ‘A’)
|
2389
|
|
2
|
Jowar (Hybrid)
|
3699
|
|
Jowar (Maldandi)
|
3749
|
|
3
|
Bajra
|
2775
|
|
4
|
Ragi
|
4886
|
|
5
|
Maize
|
2400
|
|
6
|
Arhar
|
8000
|
|
7
|
Moong
|
8768
|
|
8
|
Urad
|
7800
|
|
9
|
Cotton (Medium Staple )
|
7710
|
|
Cotton (Long Staple )
|
8110
|
|
10
|
Groundnut
|
7263
|
|
11
|
Sunflower Seed
|
7721
|
|
12
|
Soyabean Yellow
|
5328
|
|
13
|
Sesamum
|
9846
|
|
14
|
Nigerseed
|
9537
|
|
|
RABI CROPS
|
RMS 2025-26
|
|
15
|
Wheat
|
2425
|
|
16
|
Barley
|
1980
|
|
17
|
Gram
|
5650
|
|
18
|
Masur
|
6700
|
|
19
|
Rapeseed & mustard
|
5950
|
|
20
|
Safflower
|
5940
|
|
|
COMMERCIAL CROPS
|
2025-26
|
|
21
|
Jute
|
5650
|
|
|
|
2025
|
|
22
|
Copra (milling)
|
11582
|
|
Copra (ball)
|
12100
|
Note: KMS: Kharif Marketing Season, RMS: Rabi Marketing Season
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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