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Date : Sep 15, 2014
Table 25 : Minimum Support Price for Foodgrains According to Crop Year (Fair Average Quality)

(` per quintal)

Year

Paddy common

Coarse cereals

Wheat

Gram

Arhar (Tur)

Moong

Urad

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1981-82

115

116

142

-

-

-

-

1982-83

122

118

151

235

215

240

230

1983-84

132

124

152

240

245

250

245

1984-85

137

130

157

-

275

275

275

1985-86

142

130

162

260

300

300

300

1986-87

146

132

166

280

320

320

320

1987-88

150

135

173

290

325

325

325

1988-89

160

145

183

325

360

360

360

1989-90

185

165

215

421

425

425

425

1990-91

205

180

225

450

480

480

480

1991-92

230

205

280

500

545

545

545

1992-93

270

240

330

600

640

640

640

1993-94

310

260

350

640

700

700

700

1994-95

340

280

360

670

760

760

760

1995-96

360

300

380

700

800

800

800

1996-97

380

310

475

740

840

840

840

1997-98

415

360

510

815

900

900

900

1998-99

440

390

550

895

960

960

960

1999-00

490

415

580

1015

1105

1105

1105

2000-01

510

445

610

1100

1200

1200

1200

2001-02

530

485

620

1200

1320

1320

1320

2002-03

530

485

620

1220

1320

1330

1330

2003-04

550

505

630

1400

1360

1370

1370

2004-05

560

515

640

1425

1390

1410

1410

2005-06

570

525

650

1435

1400

1520

1520

2006-07

580

540

850

1445

1410

1520

1520

2007-08

745

620

1000

1600

1550

1700

1700

2008-09

900

840

1080

1730

2000

2520

2520

2009-10

1050

840

1100

1760

2300

2760

2520

2010-11

1000

880

1170

2100

3500

3670

3400

2011-12

1080

980

1285

2800

3700

4000

3800

2012-13

1250

1175

1350

3000

3850

4400

4300

2013-14

1310

1310

1400

3100

4300

4500

4300

2014-15

1360

1310

-

-

4350

4600

4350

Notes : 1. Paddy common : From 1997-98, Minimum Support Price (MSP) is announced for two varieties of paddy - common and Grade ‘A’, as against the earlier three categories of common, fine and super fine.
2. Wheat prices for 1992-93 and 1993-94, include a Central bonus of ` 25 per quintal.
3. Wheat price for 2006-07 and Paddy common for year 2007-08 include an additional incentive bonus of ` 100 per quintal is payable over the MSP.
4. Wheat prices for 1996-97 includes a Central bonus of ` 60 per quintal payable up to June 30, 1997.
5. Wheat prices for 2005-06 and 2010-11 include a bonus of ` 50 per quintal payable over the MSP.
6. Paddy common for 2006-07 include an additional incentive bonus of ` 40 per quintal on procurement between October 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007.
7. Arhar, Moong and Urad for 2007-08 includes a bonus of ` 40 per quintal payable over and above the MSP.
8. An additional incentive bonus of ` 50 per quintal over the MSP included for paddy common for the years 2008-09 and 2009-10.
9. For Arhar, Moong and Urad for 2010-11 and 2011-12 an additional incentive at the rate of ` 500 per quintal payable during the harvest/arrival period of two months is included.
Also See Notes on Tables.
Sources : 1. Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
2. Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP).


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