(a) whether the Government has any plan to increase the Minimum
Support Price (MSP) of agricultural produce including copra, paddy/rice,
wheat and foodgrains;
(b) if so, the details alongwith the MSP fixed for each crop;
(c) whether the purchase of paddy was done through intermediaries
instead of directly purchasing from farmers at Paddy Procurement Centres
and the price offered to the farmers was less than the MSP;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(e) the action taken by the Government in the matter;
(f) whether the Government has any plan to announce incentive/
bonus for paddy and copra; and
(g) if so, the details thereof indicating the benefits likely to
accrue to the farmers as a result thereof?