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{{short description| | {{short description|Advisory body under Government of India}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}} | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}} | ||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
|agency_name = Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices | | agency_name = Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices | ||
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|logo = | | agency_type = Advisory body | ||
|logo_width = | | logo = | ||
|logo_caption = | | logo_width = | ||
|seal = | | logo_caption = | ||
|seal_width | | seal = | ||
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|formed ={{Start date and | | seal_caption = | ||
|preceding1 = Department of Scientific Research | | formed = {{Start date and age|1965|01|01}} | ||
| preceding1 = Department of Scientific Research | |||
|headquarters = [[Delhi]] | | jurisdiction = [[India]] | ||
|coordinates | | headquarters = [[Delhi]] | ||
|employees = Classified | | coordinates = | ||
|budget = | | employees = Classified | ||
|chief1_name = Vijay Paul Sharma<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cacp. | | 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> | ||
|chief2_name = | | chief1_position = Chairperson | ||
|chief2_position = | | chief2_name = | ||
|website = | | chief2_position = | ||
| website = https://cacp.da.gov.in | |||
'''Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices''' ('''CACP''') is | | 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 | As of now, CACP recommends MSPs of 22 commodities: | ||
*7 cereals | *7 cereals: paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, barley and ragi, | ||
*5 pulses | *5 pulses: gram, tur, moong, urad, lentil, | ||
*7 oilseeds | *7 oilseeds: groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soyabean, [[sesamum]], sunflower, safflower, [[niger seed]] and | ||
* | *3 commercial crops: copra, cotton and raw jute (sugarcane - Fair and remunerative Price ) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{India-agri-stub}} | {{India-agri-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:25, 17 June 2025
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 1, 1965 |
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| Type | Advisory body |
| Jurisdiction | India |
| Headquarters | Delhi |
| Employees | Classified |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
| Website | https://cacp.da.gov.in |
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 Prices (MSPs) for select crops. It was established in 1965[2] as the Agricultural Prices Commission, and was given its present name in 1985.[3]
Mission[edit | edit source]
The commission was established to recommend Minimum Support Prices (MSPs), to motivate cultivators and farmers to adopt the latest technology in order to optimise the use of resources and increase productivity.[3][4]
Composition[edit | edit source]
Currently, the Commission consists of[5] -
- 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[edit | edit source]
As of now, CACP recommends MSPs of 22 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, sesamum, sunflower, safflower, niger seed and
- 3 commercial crops: copra, cotton and raw jute (sugarcane - Fair and remunerative Price )
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Current Chairman and Members".
- ↑ "The resolution passed for the creation of the commission".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Commission of Agricultural Costs & Prices Organisation". nic.in. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Cane farmers association urges government to fix minimum support price for sugar". TET. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Composition of CACP". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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