MSP For Kharif Crops: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet has authorized a Rs 69 in keeping with quintal build up within the minimal enhance value (MSP) for 14 kharif plants for the impending Kharif 2025–26 advertising and marketing season. The Cabinet authorized hike in paddy MSP through Rs 69 in keeping with quintal to Rs 2,369 for 2025-26 Kharif season. The choice was once taken through the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired through Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Adding additional, the Cabinet additionally authorized the continuation of the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) for the monetary yr 2025-26, keeping up the prevailing 1.5% hobby subvention. It additionally cleared the vital investment preparations for the scheme.
Key MSP Hikes For Kharif Crops
Along with the hike in paddy costs, the Cabinet has authorized larger Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 13 different Kharif plants. Nigerseed noticed the best upward thrust of Rs 820 in keeping with quintal, adopted through ragi (Rs 596), cotton (Rs 589), and sesamum (Rs 579).
These revisions replicate the federal government’s push to spice up farmers’ earning and advertise crop diversification for higher vitamin. Among cereals, the MSP for jowar (hybrid and maldandi) was once larger through Rs 328 in keeping with quintal, bajra through Rs 150, and maize through Rs 175.
The MSP hike for the 2025–26 Kharif advertising and marketing season aligns with the Union Budget 2018–19 coverage of atmosphere MSPs a minimum of 1.5 occasions the all-India weighted moderate value of manufacturing.
The best estimated returns over manufacturing prices are anticipated from bajra (63%), adopted through maize (59%), tur (59%), and urad (53%), whilst different plants are anticipated to supply round 50% benefit margins.
S.No. | Crops | Variety | MSP 2025–26 (₹/qtl) | Cost* KMS 2025–26 (₹/qtl) | Margin over Cost (%) | MSP 2024–25 (₹/qtl) | MSP 2013–14 (₹/qtl) | Increase over 2024–25 (₹) | Increase over 2013–14 (₹) |
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Cereals | |||||||||
1 | Paddy | Common | 2369 | 1579 | 50% | 2300 | 1310 | 69 | 1059 (81%) |
Grade A^ | 2389 | – | – | 2320 | 1345 | 69 | 1044 (78%) | ||
2 | Jowar | Hybrid | 3699 | 2466 | 50% | 3371 | 1500 | 328 | 2199 (147%) |
Maldandi^ | 3749 | – | – | 3421 | 1520 | 328 | 2299 (147%) | ||
3 | Bajra | – | 2775 | 1703 | 63% | 2625 | 1250 | 150 | 1525 (122%) |
4 | Ragi | – | 4886 | 3257 | 50% | 4290 | 1500 | 596 | 3386 (226%) |
5 | Maize | – | 2400 | 1508 | 59% | 2225 | 1310 | 175 | 1090 (83%) |
Pulses | |||||||||
6 | Tur / Arhar | – | 8000 | 5038 | 59% | 7550 | 4300 | 450 | 3700 (86%) |
7 | Moong | – | 8768 | 5845 | 50% | 8682 | 4500 | 86 | 4268 (95%) |
8 | Urad | – | 7800 | 5114 | 53% | 7400 | 4300 | 400 | 3500 (81%) |
Oilseeds | |||||||||
9 | Groundnut | – | 7263 | 4842 | 50% | 6783 | 4000 | 480 | 3263 (82%) |
10 | Sunflower Seed | – | 7721 | 5147 | 50% | 7280 | 3700 | 441 | 4021 (109%) |
11 | Soybean (Yellow) | – | 5328 | 3552 | 50% | 4892 | 2560 | 436 | 2768 (108%) |
12 | Sesamum | – | 9846 | 6564 | 50% | 9267 | 4500 | 579 | 5346 (119%) |
13 | Nigerseed | – | 9537 | 6358 | 50% | 8717 | 3500 | 820 | 6037 (172%) |
Commercial Crops | |||||||||
14 | Cotton | Medium Staple | 7710 | 5140 | 50% | 7121 | 3700 | 589 | 4010 (108%) |
Long Staple^ | 8110 | – | – | 7521 | 4000 | 589 | 4110 (103%) |