MSP Procurement: Real freedom for farmers -Devinder Sharma

-The Indian Express

Amidst continuing protests by Punjab and Haryana farmers against the Centre’s new farm laws, about 3-4 lakh tonnes of paddy arrives every day in Punjab mandis from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. As the paddy marketing season comes to an end, it is estimated that more than three million tonnes of paddy has already reached Punjab mandis in the kharif marketing season this year. This is because in the Punjab mandis, the entire paddy harvest that is made available for sale is procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

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