Ensures food security & price stability
Limits crop diversification & strains resources
Only 15% of paddy & 9.6% of wheat farmers benefit from MSP
Small farmers, despite producing ~50% of major crops, lack access
High fiscal costs strain government finances
Over-reliance on water-intensive crops harms sustainability
Efficient value chains can improve farmer earnings
Price-deficiency payments can mitigate price fluctuations
Risk of market price manipulation by traders & farmers
Past experiments, like Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana, failed
Encourage private procurement & crop diversification
Invest in R&D & agri-market reforms for long-term growth