Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Choudhary on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has accepted 201 recommendations of MS Swaminathan Committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and work is in progress on 200 recommendations.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar assured all the state governments that there will be no shortage of resources for the successful implementation of the National Mission on Edible Oil - Oil Palm.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the government wants to make India self-reliant in the field of palm oil, noting currently about 3 lakh hectares of land is under its cultivation while studies have shown that about 28 lakh hectares is suitable for it.