(a)Whether the Government proposes to introduce the Market Intervention
Scheme(MIS) for Cotton ;
(b) If so, the details thereof ;
(c) Whether any proposal from Government of Karnataka requesting MIS for
cotton in the state has been pending; and
(d) If so, the details and the reaction of the Union Government thereto ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE(SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a)to(d): The Government is implementing Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme under
which cotton is also included. The MSP for cotton is announced for each crop session.
As such, the question of inclusion of cotton under MIS does not arise nor any such
proposal has been received from the Government of Karnataka