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Cabinet approves higher MSPs for all six Rabi crops for 2027-28, with safflower receiving the biggest increase of Rs 675 per quintal.

Amit Shah said the Centre’s MSP hike for Kharif crops will improve farmers’ income, strengthen agriculture, support the rural economy.

The government has completed wheat procurement for the 2025–26 rabi marketing season (April–June), with a total purchase of 29.92 MT.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, has approved a hike in MSP for 14 kharif crops.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reaffirmed the Modi government’s support for farmers, highlighting continued procurement at MSP.

On Thursday, PM Modi announced an increase in the MSP of raw jute for the 2025-26 season to support farmers, including those in West Bengal.

The Centre is ramping up efforts to procure pulses, including tur, urad, and lentils, from farmers through its Price Support Scheme (PSS) and Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF).

The appeal came as the Supreme Court extended the Punjab government’s deadline to hospitalize fasting farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal until January 2.

Dallewal, a 70-year-old cancer patient, is protesting to demand legal guarantees for minimum support price (MSP) for crops, a loan waiver, and agricultural reforms.

Protesting farmers in Punjab are set to disrupt rail services as part of their ongoing efforts to demand a legal guarantee for MSP.