The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved higher prices of crops such as wheat and pulses on Monday.
The hike is in the range of 2.1% to 6.3% with maximum increase of ₹300 a quintal in the MSP of moong while the floor price of wheat has been increased by ₹50 a quintal.
The government normally announces MSP in October every year. This time it has advanced the announcement by a month, which officials said would blunt the opposition’s attack speculating the bills were aimed at ending MSP.
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