The Telangana BJP leaders, including president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, have praised the Union Cabinet’s decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) of crops. They believe that this shows the government’s commitment to supporting farmers. The BJP’s goal is to double crop prices compared to the previous government.
The Union Cabinet has increased the MSP of all crops, with paddy increasing by Rs 143 per quintal. This is good news for Telangana farmers who previously received Rs 1,360/quintal during the UPA regime, but now will receive Rs 2,183/quintal. This means that the MSP for paddy has increased by Rs 823.
Additionally, the Centre has increased the price of cotton crop from Rs 540 to Rs 640, groundnut to Rs 527, green gram to Rs 803, Sesame to Rs 805, and Tur to Rs 400. The minimum support price of green gram has also been increased by 10.4 per cent to Rs 8,558.
The BJP national vice-president DK Aruna said that the Centre has been continuously increasing the MSP to provide at least 50 per cent profit on crop investment. The MSP on paddy has been increased by Rs 143/quintal, which will provide Telangana farmers with special benefits.
Finally, the party’s national executive members Garikapati Mohan Rao and Vivek Venkatswamy stated that this move would benefit State farmers.
