Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices - Revision history

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	{{short description\|~~Statutory~~ body under Government of India}}		{{short description\|Advisory body under Government of India}}
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	{{Infobox government agency		{{Infobox government agency
	\|agency_name = Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices		\| agency_name = Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
	\|~~abbreviation~~ = ~~CACP~~		\| native_name_a =
	\|logo =		\| agency_type = Advisory body
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	\|formed ={{Start date and ~~years ago\|mf=no~~\|1965\|01\|08}}		\| seal_caption =
	\|preceding1 = Department of Scientific Research ([[~~Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare~~]])		\| formed = {{Start date and age\|1965\|01\|01}}
	~~\|jurisdiction =~~		\| preceding1 = Department of Scientific Research
	\|headquarters = [[Delhi]]		\| jurisdiction = [[India]]
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	\|chief1_name = Vijay Paul Sharma<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cacp.~~dacnet~~.~~nic~~.in/CompOfCommission.aspx \|title=Current Chairman and Members}}</ref>		\| budget =
	\|chief1_position = Chairperson		\| chief1_name = Vijay Paul Sharma <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cacp.da.gov.in/CompOfCommission.aspx \|title=Current Chairman and Members}}</ref>
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	\|website = ~~http~~://cacp.~~dacnet~~.~~nic~~.in/		\| chief2_position =
	\|chief3_name=\|chief3_position=\|chief4_name=\|chief4_position=\|chief5_name=\|chief5_position=\|chief6_name=\|chief6_position=\|chief7_name=\|chief7_position=\|chief8_name=\|chief8_position=\|chief9_name=\|chief9_position=\|parent_department=}}		\| website = https://cacp.da.gov.in
	'''Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices''' ('''CACP''') is ~~a decentralised agency~~ of ~~the~~ [[Government of India]]. It was established in 1965<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/ViewQuestionare.aspx?Input=2&DocId=1&PageId=34&KeyId=247\|title= The resolution passed for the creation of the commission}}</ref> as the '''Agricultural Prices Commission''', and was given its present name in 1985.<ref name="mainc">{{cite web\|title=The Commission of Agricultural Costs & Prices Organisation\|url=http://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/content.aspx?pid=32\|website=nic.in\|accessdate=18 August 2015}}</ref> ~~It is a statutory body attached to the [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]], [[Government of India]].~~		\| parent_department = [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]]
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			The '''Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices''' ('''CACP''') is an attached office under the [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]], [[Government of India]], that recommends [[Minimum Support Price]]s (MSPs) for select crops. It was established in 1965<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/ViewQuestionare.aspx?Input=2&DocId=1&PageId=34&KeyId=247\|title= The resolution passed for the creation of the commission}}</ref> as the '''Agricultural Prices Commission''', and was given its present name in 1985.<ref name="mainc">{{cite web\|title=The Commission of Agricultural Costs & Prices Organisation\|url=http://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/content.aspx?pid=32\|website=nic.in\|accessdate=18 August 2015}}</ref>

	==Mission==		==Mission==
	The commission was established to recommend [[Minimum Support Price]]s (MSPs), to motivate cultivators and farmers to adopt the latest technology in order to optimise the use of resources and increase productivity.<ref name="mainc" /><ref>{{cite news\|title=Cane farmers association urges government to fix minimum support price for sugar\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-04/news/65204478_1_cane-growers-high-cane-prices-indian-sugar-mills-association\|accessdate=18 August 2015\|agency=TET}}</ref>		The commission was established to recommend [[Minimum Support Price]]s (MSPs), to motivate cultivators and farmers to adopt the latest technology in order to optimise the use of resources and increase productivity.<ref name="mainc" /><ref>{{cite news\|title=Cane farmers association urges government to fix minimum support price for sugar\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-04/news/65204478_1_cane-growers-high-cane-prices-indian-sugar-mills-association\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025013254/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-04/news/65204478_1_cane-growers-high-cane-prices-indian-sugar-mills-association\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 October 2015\|accessdate=18 August 2015\|agency=TET}}</ref>

	== Composition ==		== Composition ==
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	==Recommendations==		==Recommendations==
	As of now, CACP recommends MSPs of 23 commodities:		As of now, CACP recommends MSPs of 22 commodities:

	*7 cereals (paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, barley and ragi),		*7 cereals: paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, barley and ragi,
	*5 pulses (gram, tur, moong, urad, lentil),		*5 pulses: gram, tur, moong, urad, lentil,
	*7 oilseeds (groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soyabean, ~~seasmum~~, sunflower, safflower, ~~nigerseed)~~		*7 oilseeds: groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soyabean, [[sesamum]], sunflower, safflower, [[niger seed]] and
	*4 commercial crops (copra, ~~sugarcane,~~ cotton and raw jute).		*3 commercial crops: copra, cotton and raw jute (sugarcane - Fair and remunerative Price )

	==References==		==References==
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{{short description|Statutory body under Government of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
|abbreviation = CACP
|logo =
|logo_width =
|logo_caption =
|seal =
|seal_width
|seal_caption =
|formed ={{Start date and years ago|mf=no|1965|01|08}}
|preceding1 = Department of Scientific Research ([[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]])
|jurisdiction =
|headquarters = [[Delhi]]
|coordinates =
|employees = Classified
|budget =
|chief1_name = Vijay Paul Sharma<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/CompOfCommission.aspx |title=Current Chairman and Members}}</ref>
|chief1_position = Chairperson
|chief2_name =
|chief2_position =
|website = http://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/
|chief3_name=|chief3_position=|chief4_name=|chief4_position=|chief5_name=|chief5_position=|chief6_name=|chief6_position=|chief7_name=|chief7_position=|chief8_name=|chief8_position=|chief9_name=|chief9_position=|parent_department=}}
'''Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices''' ('''CACP''') is a decentralised agency of the [[Government of India]]. It was established in 1965<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/ViewQuestionare.aspx?Input=2&DocId=1&PageId=34&KeyId=247|title= The resolution passed for the creation of the commission}}</ref> as the '''Agricultural Prices Commission''', and was given its present name in 1985.<ref name="mainc">{{cite web|title=The Commission of Agricultural Costs & Prices Organisation|url=http://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/content.aspx?pid=32|website=nic.in|accessdate=18 August 2015}}</ref> It is a statutory body attached to the [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]], [[Government of India]].

==Mission==
The commission was established to recommend [[Minimum Support Price]]s (MSPs), to motivate cultivators and farmers to adopt the latest technology in order to optimise the use of resources and increase productivity.<ref name="mainc" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Cane farmers association urges government to fix minimum support price for sugar|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-04/news/65204478_1_cane-growers-high-cane-prices-indian-sugar-mills-association|accessdate=18 August 2015|agency=TET}}</ref>

== Composition ==
Currently, the Commission consists of<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/content.aspx?pid=32 |title= Composition of CACP|accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref> -
{{bulleted list
|a Chairman
|Member Secretary
|one Member (Official)
|two Members (Non-Official)
}}

The non-official members are representatives of the farming community and usually have an active association with the farming community.

==Recommendations==
As of now, CACP recommends MSPs of 23 commodities:

*7 cereals (paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, barley and ragi),
*5 pulses (gram, tur, moong, urad, lentil),
*7 oilseeds (groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soyabean, seasmum, sunflower, safflower, nigerseed)
*4 commercial crops (copra, sugarcane, cotton and raw jute).

==References==
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{{Indian commissions}}

[[Category:Agricultural organisations based in India]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Agricultural Union]]
[[Category:Indian commissions and inquiries]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1965]]

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