MSP for Rabi Crops and Pulses hiked

 MSP for Rabi Crops and Pulses hiked, In a bid to increase farmer's income and boost cultivation of pulses and oilseeds, Union Cabinet approves increase in the Minimum Support Prices for all Rabi Crops of current Season; MSP for wheat and barley and pulses hiked substantially. The government today increased the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 100 to Rs 1,625 a quintal and pulses by up to Rs 550 per quintal to

boost output of these rabi crops and check prices. The MSP is the rate at which government buys the grain from farmers.