Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announces ‘historic hike’ in special incentives for paddy and sugarcane

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 10, 2026) announced special incentives for paddy and sugarcane farmers, describing it a “historic hike”.

Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, he said although Tamil Nadu’s financial position was not healthy, the government had taken into consideration the welfare of paddy and sugarcane farmers and decided to increase the incentives for the two crops to an unprecedented level in the State’s history.

He said paddy procurement would begin in September and the government would offer an incentive of ₹289 per quintal for fine varieties, in addition to the minimum support price (MSP). The incentive for the general category would be ₹159 per quintal. With the incentive, the total price would be ₹2,750 per quintal for fine varieties and ₹2,600 per quintal for the general category.