Samyukt Kisan Morcha rejects rabi MSP, demands revision
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has rejected the government's latest minimum support price (MSP) for rabi crops, labeling it an insult to farmers. The organization argues that the government's calculation methods ignore comprehensive production costs and demands a legally guaranteed MSP based on the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions between Indian agricultural unions and the government regarding economic policy, federalism, and international trade pressures.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of about 500 farmers’ outfits, said in a statement on Saturday (October 4, 2026) that the recently announced minimum support price (MSP) for the upcoming rabi crops was an insult to farmers. The Narendra Modi government was speaking “Washington language” to the farmers and rural youth of the country, the SKM said.
The farmers' body asked farmers and youth to burn copies of the Government Order in every village. “The government has raised the MSP of wheat by ₹25 a quintal. That is 25 paise a kilo. It will not buy even a third of a litre of diesel. Yet the government calls it a ‘106% profit’. If farming paid like that [at 106% profit], no young person would have to leave the village in search of work,” the SKM’s statement said.
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