{
  "id": "agr-mspaddy-069",
  "question": "What is the minimum support price for paddy?",
  "topic": "Agriculture",
  "unit": "₹ per quintal",
  "decimals": 0,
  "measures": "Minimum support price for common paddy, in rupees per quintal (100 kg), by kharif marketing season, as recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and fixed by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. Grade A paddy gets ₹20 more. The MSP is the price at which government agencies buy the crop; it is not a market price.",
  "verified": true,
  "source": {
    "name": "Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Minimum Support Prices recommended by CACP and fixed by Government; PIB, Cabinet decision of 13 May 2026",
    "url": "https://cacp.da.gov.in/Home/MSP",
    "table": "CACP crop- and year-wise MSP table (crop year), Paddy Common, fixed price, updated 30.09.2026; PIB release 13 May 2026 (PRID 2260618)",
    "licence": "GODL-India"
  },
  "released": "2026-05-13",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-18",
  "nextDueBy": null,
  "processing": "Copied as published.",
  "exam": {
    "publisher": "Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP); fixed by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs",
    "survey": "Minimum Support Prices recommended by CACP and fixed by Government",
    "frequency": "Once a year, before kharif sowing",
    "measures": "Minimum support price for common paddy, in rupees per quintal (100 kg), by kharif marketing season",
    "notes": [
      "Since the 2018-19 Budget, MSPs are set at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production.",
      "Grade A paddy gets ₹20 a quintal more than common paddy.",
      "The MSP is the price at which government agencies buy the crop; it is not a market price."
    ]
  },
  "targets": [],
  "values": [
    {
      "period": "2014-15",
      "start": "2014-04",
      "end": "2015-03",
      "value": 1360
    },
    {
      "period": "2015-16",
      "start": "2015-04",
      "end": "2016-03",
      "value": 1410
    },
    {
      "period": "2016-17",
      "start": "2016-04",
      "end": "2017-03",
      "value": 1470
    },
    {
      "period": "2017-18",
      "start": "2017-04",
      "end": "2018-03",
      "value": 1550
    },
    {
      "period": "2018-19",
      "start": "2018-04",
      "end": "2019-03",
      "value": 1750
    },
    {
      "period": "2019-20",
      "start": "2019-04",
      "end": "2020-03",
      "value": 1815
    },
    {
      "period": "2020-21",
      "start": "2020-04",
      "end": "2021-03",
      "value": 1868
    },
    {
      "period": "2021-22",
      "start": "2021-04",
      "end": "2022-03",
      "value": 1940
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-23",
      "start": "2022-04",
      "end": "2023-03",
      "value": 2040
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-24",
      "start": "2023-04",
      "end": "2024-03",
      "value": 2183
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-25",
      "start": "2024-04",
      "end": "2025-03",
      "value": 2300
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-26",
      "start": "2025-04",
      "end": "2026-03",
      "value": 2369
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-27",
      "start": "2026-04",
      "end": "2027-03",
      "value": 2441
    }
  ],
  "page": "https://india.tf/c/agr-mspaddy-069/",
  "csv": "https://india.tf/c/agr-mspaddy-069/data.csv",
  "versions": "https://india.tf/c/agr-mspaddy-069/versions.csv"
}