Jo wheat ki kharidari (procurement) ki baat thi na, wahan bhi target ka sirf 63% pura hua hai, jabki 98% fasal toh cut bhi chuki hai. Ye sirf wheat ka masla nahi, balki pura agri sector hi pressure mein hai. Bahut saare zaroori crops ke daam government ke MSP se neeche chal rahe hain, jisse kisaan bhaiyon ki income par seedha attack ho raha hai.
Commodity Prices Ki Dukh Bhari Kahani
Abhi 11 May 2026 tak ka data dekho toh, gehu ₹2,479 per quintal bik raha hai, jo ki MSP ₹2,585 se kam hai. Aur baaki crops ka toh aur bura haal hai! Bajra 25.55% neeche hai MSP se, sunflower 23.97% neeche, aur maize 21.29% neeche. Moong jaise pulses bhi 13.82% MSP se kam mein mil rahe hain. Aur yeh tab ho raha hai jab government ne haal hi mein 14 Kharif crops ke MSPs badhaye hain!
State-wise Procurement Ka Game
State wise baat karein toh Punjab ne toh apna 86% wheat target pura kar liya hai, par Haryana mein sirf 36%, Uttar Pradesh mein 48%, aur Madhya Pradesh mein 57% hi ho paya hai. Matlab price support sab tak pahunch hi nahi raha.
Sector Pressure Aur Rural Demand Par Asar
Yeh sirf prices girne ka problem nahi hai. Isse gaon ki kharch karne ki capacity (rural demand) kam ho jaati hai. Aur haan, kisaanon ki pareshani badhne se banks ke NPAs (Non-Performing Assets) bhi badh sakte hain. Agriculture NPAs total NPAs ka 17.4% ho gaya tha 2022 tak.
Surplus Stocks: Wajah Kya Hai?
Is sabka ek bada reason hai government ke paas bhara pada surplus stock. 1 April 2026 ko foodgrain reserves 604.02 lakh tonnes the, jo required se 3 guna zyada hain! Sirf wheat stocks 217.92 lakh tonnes zyada the buffer se. 1 May 2026 tak toh wheat stock 36 million tonnes pahunch gaya tha. Jab government ke paas itna stock hai, toh woh zyada kharidari kyun karegi? Isliye farmers ko kam daam par bechna pad raha hai.
Kharif Season Ke Liye Nayi Umeed?
Ab government ne 2026-27 ke liye 14 Kharif crops ke MSPs badha diye hain. Sunflower, nigerseed, sesamum jaise oilseeds aur pulses ke liye ache hike kiye hain. Idea hai ki log ye sab zyada ugayein aur import kam ho. Par kisaan group puch rahe hain ki kya yeh hikes kafi hain, kyunki cost of production toh badh rahi hai. Zada focus Moong, Bajra, Maize aur Tur par hai. Dekhna hoga ki yeh policy ground level par kaise kaam karti hai.