Odisha to Move Centre For Implementation Of Swaminathan Committee Recommendations

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to move Union Government to reiterate its demand for implementation of MS Swaminathan Committee recommendations regarding minimum support price (MSP) of all crops.

A statement of the state government mentioned that, all government policies and programmes including new Agriculture Policy 2020 “SAMRUDHI” are aimed at achieving rapid agricultural growth through improved profitability, inclusivity and sustainability, stated a report in Business Standard.

“The State government consider that MSP is an important tool for income generation of the farmers, the income of farmers need to keep pace with the growth of income in other sectors and the rise in the costs of cultivation,” it added.

The government further said the MSP of any agriculture product has to be fixed in a holistic manner to make farming operations profitable and to safeguard the farmers against all type of risks.

“The Odisha Legislative Assembly has earlier passed a unanimous resolution in this regard in 2017 and again in 2018. MS Swaminathan chaired National Commission on farmers had recommended that MSP should be at least 50 per cent more then the weighted average cost of production” it added.

MS Swaminathan chaired National Commission on farmers had recommended that MSP should be at least 50 per cent more than the weighted average cost of production. Earlier in 2017 and 2018, the Odisha Legislative Assembly had passed a unanimous resolution in this regard.