Madhya Pradesh
MP Extends Bhavantar Payment Scheme to Mustard Farmers
- 24 Feb 2026
- 2 min read
Why in News?
The Madhya Pradesh government has extended the Bhavantar scheme to mustard and announced support measures for key crops to boost farmers’ income.
Key Points:
- Agricultural Focus: The state has declared the year 2026 as “Krishak Kalyan Varsh” (Farmers’ Welfare Year) to prioritise policies that enhance farmers’ earnings and promote crop diversification.
- Five Target Crops: The major crops covered under the new support announcements include urd (black gram), mustard, chana (gram), masoor (lentil), and tuar (pigeon pea).
- Farmers growing urd will receive a bonus of ₹600 per quintal in addition to the minimum support price (MSP), encouraging cultivation of this pulse crop.
- Bhavantar for Mustard: The Government has extended the Bhavantar Payment Scheme to mustard, meaning that mustard growers will be compensated for any shortfall between the MSP and the actual market price under this price difference mechanism.
- A proposal has been forwarded to the Centre for purchase of tuar (pigeon pea) under price support arrangements through central procurement agencies like NAFED and NCCF.
- Objective: These measures are intended to ensure that farmers receive beneficial prices for their produce, reduce risks of price volatility, promote crop diversification, and ultimately bolster rural incomes.
- Significance: Madhya Pradesh’s latest agricultural policy announcements reflect a multi-pronged strategy to empower farmers through financial incentives, strengthened procurement systems, and price risk mitigation for major crops.
- These decisions reaffirm the state government’s focus on rural development and long-term agricultural resilience.
| Read More: Bhavantar scheme, MP Budget 2026-27, NAFED , MSP |
