India, Aug. 19 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole, based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of the State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned. The Government has implemented digital payment system for MSP procurement.
Presently, no scheme for loan waiver is in operation in the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. However, farmers are provided significant support through other schemes such as MinimumSupportPrice (MSP), PM Kisan,PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana, Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (...