Centre Hikes Minimum Support Prices for Rabi Crops to Boost Production | Read
Hours after the final phase of voting in Bihar ended, the government on Thursday announced impressive hikes in the Minimum Support Prices or MSP for farmers, especially those who grow pulses. At Rs. 200 rupees a kilogram, arhar dal was getting out of reach for most middle class Indian families. Retail prices of dal had also become a poll campaign issue in Bihar.
