(a) whether the Government of Madhya Pradesh has requested the Union
Government to announce support price for the linseed crop;
(b) the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken in this regard; and
(c) the reasons for delay in taking a decision?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a)to(c): Yes Sir. The proposal of the State Government of Madhya Pradesh for fixing
the Minimum support price (MSP) of linseed was received and examined. Since the
production of linseed is localized in nature and the MSP is fixed for commodities having
all India importance in terms of area and production, it has not been feasible to agree to
the proposal.