"Farmers of Madhya Pradesh need not to worry, soybean will be procured at MSP": Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

New Delhi [India], September 11 : Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday assured the farmers of Madhya Pradesh for procurement of soybean crop at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) saying that they need not to worry, soybean crop will be procured at the MSP in MP.
Union Minister Chouhan also said that they received a proposal for procurement of soybean at MSP from Madhya Pradesh Government on Tuesday night and they approved that proposal.
"Agriculture and farmer welfare are the highest priority for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. For us, serving farmers is like worshipping God. Farmers of Madhya Pradesh were worried in the past few days as soybean was being sold below MSP," Chouhan told reporters.
"First, we permitted states like Maharashtra and Karnataka for procurement of soybean at MSP. We received a proposal for procurement of soybean at MSP from the Madhya Pradesh Government last night. We have approved that proposal. Farmers of Madhya Pradesh need not to worry, soybean will be procured at MSP. Farmers will get the rightful price for their hard work and procurement will be done in Madhya Pradesh too," he added.

Earlier on Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Aidal Singh Kansana said that a proposal for the procurement of soybean at MSP was sent to the central government and procurement would be done after receiving the approval.
"Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has sent a proposal to the central government for permission for the procurement of soybean. After getting the permission of the central government, soybean will be purchased in the state," minister Kansana told ANI.
Madhya Pradesh is the largest soybean producing state with about 60% production of total soybean production in India.