New Delhi: Farmers have welcomed the PM Narendra Modi-led Central government’s decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) on various rabi crops, saying a hike in crop prices increases their income, while many of them have termed it a Navratri gift.

Jasvir Singh, a farmer from Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, told IANS that any increase in MSP is undoubtedly a beneficial step for farmers.

“The government has increased the prices for crops this year; they did it the previous year as well, and I believe the government must be doing so in upcoming years as well,” he said.

A better price would always bring happiness to a farmer’s family, he added.

Anurag Pawar, hailing from the same district, thanked the government for increasing prices on rabi crops, including wheat, mustard, an

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