Day: February 1, 2021

Govt committed to farmers’ welfare, MSP system strengthened, sharp increase in payment to farmers: FM

New Delhi: Stressed that the government is committed to farmers’ welfare, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the MSP regime has undergone a ”sea change” to assure price at least 1.5 times of production cost with sharp increase in procurement of foodgrains and payment to farmers. In her budget speech for the next fiscal, she said the procurement […]