Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Modi government has increased production, reduced input costs, and ensured better prices for farmers through higher Minimum Support Prices (MSP) and expanded procurement.

Speaking during the question hour in Rajya Sabha, Chouhan said the government’s formula was farmers’ welfare and added that it was in 2019 that the Centre decided to fix MSPs at a minimum of 50 per cent profit over comprehensive cost. The government will now procure 100 per cent of lentils (tur, masoor, and urad), he said.

He contrasted this with the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime, which he claimed had argued that a direct 50 per cent increase over cost could distort mandi operations. Chouhan said the Centre has adopted the Swaminathan Com

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