Yogi govt offers increased MSP sops

LUCKNOW: To assuage farmers’ feelings, the Yogi Adityanath govt on Friday night announced to increase the MSP for wheat by Rs50 for 2021-22. The govt has fixed the increased MSP to Rs1,975 per quintal increasing it to Rs50 in comparison to 202021. The new MSP will be implemented from April 1. Increasing the MSP by 4.61% for 2020-21, the state government had fixed the MSP for wheat to Rs1,925 last year. Notably, in a confidential report to the Modi government last year, the Yogi Adityanath government had demanded to determine the MSP for wheat as per the hiked cost of production in the state. UP contributes 31.5% share, highest in the country, in total wheat production. —