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Paddy and wheat farmers have received nearly Rs 18 lakh crore in the last 10 years as Minimum Support Price (MSP) -- a 2.5-fold increase from the preceding decade before 2014, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said, while emphasising the Centre's focus on making farming activities profitable..
Moreover, she said farmers producing oilseeds and pulses have received over Rs 1.25 lakh crore as MSP in the last 10 years of the current government...
In her first address to a joint sitting of the two Houses in the new Parliament building, Murmu said, "My government is laying stress on making farming more profitable. Our aim is to reduce the cost of farming while increasing profits."..
Highlighting other achievements of the government in the farm sector, Murmu said farmers have received over Rs 2.8 lakh crore so far under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme (PM-KISAN)...
This has led to agricultural exports reaching up to Rs 4 lakh crore," Murmu said.. Regarding fertiliser sector, the President said more than Rs 11 lakh crore have been spent in the last 10 years to provide fertilizers to farmers at affordable prices...
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