SC SEEKS RESPONSE ON FIXING MSP FOR ALTERNATIVE CROPS
The Sunday Guardian|April 28, 2024
The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre, Punjab, and Haryana governments regarding a plea to establish the minimum support price (MSP), including periodic increases, for alternative crops cultivated by farmers and the government’s procurement of these crops.
SC SEEKS RESPONSE ON FIXING MSP FOR ALTERNATIVE CROPS

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan has issued notices to the Centre, Punjab, and Haryana states, pollution control boards, agricultural universities, and Indian Council of Agricultural Research. (ICAR), instructing them to submit their responses. The bench has scheduled the matter for a hearing in the second week of July. 

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