Assam CM Announces MSP for Paddy Procurement in The State

GUWAHATI: With farmers laying siege to the national capital demanding repeal of three newly enacted contentious farm laws, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said the state government was committed to give Rs 1,868 minimum support price (MSP) for every quintal of paddy to the farmers of Assam as the government itself has been procuring paddy from the farmers with the same MSP.

Sonowal today chaired a meeting and discussed the modalities to strengthen supply chain of paddy procurement in Assam. He asked the Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs Department and the Agriculture Department to review the existing system, remove bottlenecks in the system, and give shape to a simpler procedure for the farmers to sell their produce to government agencies.

Sonowal requested the farmers to sell the produce only to government authorised agencies including Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the government to ensure MSP to the farmers.