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Date : Sep 13, 2005

Table 25 : Minimum Support Price for Foodgrains According to Crop Year (Fair average quality)

(Rupees per quintal)
Year	Paddy common #	Coarse cereals	Wheat	Gram	Arhar (Tur)	Moong	Urad
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1975-76	74	74	105	90	.	.	.
1976-77	74	74	110	95	.	.	.
1977-78	77	74	112	125	.	.	.
1978-79	85	85	115	140	155	165	.
1979-80	95	95	117	145	165	175	175
1980-81	105	105	130	.	190	200	200
1981-82	115	116	142	.	.	.	.
1982-83	122	118	151	235	215	240	230
1983-84	132	124	152	240	245	250	245
1984-85	137	130	157	.	275	275	275
1985-86	142	130	162	260	300	300	300
1986-87	146	132	166	280	320	320	320
1987-88	150	135	173	290	325	325	325
1988-89	160	145	183	325	360	360	360
1989-90	185	165	215	421	425	425	425
1990-91	205	180	225	450	480	480	480
1991-92	230	205	280	500	545	545	545
1992-93	270	240	330 $	600	640	640	640
1993-94	310	260	350 $	640	700	700	700
1994-95	340	280	360	670	760	760	760
1995-96	360	300	380	700	800	800	800
1996-97	380	310	475 *	740	840	840	840
1997-98	415	360	510 @	815	900	900	900
1998-99	440	390	550	895	960	960	960
1999-00	490	415	580	1015	1105	1105	1105
2000-01	510	445	610	1100	1200	1200	1200
2001-02	530	485	620	1200	1320	1320	1320
2002-03	530	485	620	1220	1320	1330	1330
2003-04	550	505	630	1400	1360	1370	1370
2004-05	560	515	640	1425	1390	1410	1410
# From 1997-98, Minimum Support Price (MSP) is announced for two varieties of paddy - common and Grade 'A', as against the earlier three categories of common, fine and super fine. $ Including a Central bonus of Rs.25 per quintal. * Including a Central bonus of Rs.60 per quintal payable up to June 30, 1997. @ Including a Central bonus of Rs.55 per quintal payable from April 1,1998 to June 30,1998. Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.