What is the minimum support price for paddy?
CACP · released 13 May 2026
| Period | Value (₹ per quintal) |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 2,441 |
| 2025-26 | 2,369 |
| 2024-25 | 2,300 |
| 2023-24 | 2,183 |
| 2022-23 | 2,040 |
| 2021-22 | 1,940 |
| 2020-21 | 1,868 |
| 2019-20 | 1,815 |
| 2018-19 | 1,750 |
| 2017-18 | 1,550 |
| 2016-17 | 1,470 |
| 2015-16 | 1,410 |
| 2014-15 | 1,360 |
Use in your answer
The minimum support price for common paddy was ₹2,441 per quintal for 2026-27, compared with ₹2,369 per quintal for 2025-26. Source: Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Minimum Support Prices recommended by CACP and fixed by Government; PIB, Cabinet decision of 13 May 2026.
Cite as: Minimum Support Prices recommended by CACP and fixed by Government, 2026-27
What this shows
- The MSP for common paddy is ₹2,441 a quintal for kharif marketing season 2026-27, up ₹72 from ₹2,369 in 2025-26.
- The government puts the cost of production at ₹1,627 a quintal, an expected margin of 50%. Since the 2018-19 Budget, MSPs are set at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production.
- The paddy MSP has risen ₹1,131 (86%) since 2013-14, when it was ₹1,310.
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What exactly is measured
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.
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- ₹2,441 per quintal2026-27, Cabinet decision
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