Haryana’s wheat MSP beneficiaries doubled to 6 lakh in 5 years

According to a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the number of Haryana wheat farmers benefiting from MSP rose from 3.14 lakh in 2022-23 to 6.04 lakh in 2026-27, an increase of nearly 93%

The number of wheat farmers in Haryana who sold their produce at the minimum support price (MSP) fixed by the Centre nearly doubled over the past five years, reaching 6 lakh and making the state the third-largest beneficiary of wheat MSP procurement in the country.

The figures revealed that during this period the value of MSP payments got doubled from ₹8,434 crore in 2022-23 to ₹20,992 crore in 2026-27. (HT File)

According to a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the number of Haryana wheat farmers benefiting from MSP rose from 3.14 lakh in 2022-23 to 6.04 lakh in 2026-27, an increase of nearly 93%.

The figures revealed that during this period the value of MSP payments got doubled from ₹8,434 crore in 2022-23 to ₹20,992 crore in 2026-27

According to the figures, Haryana ranks third in the country in terms of the number of wheat farmers benefiting from MSP, behind Madhya Pradesh (13.42 lakh beneficiaries) and Punjab (8.14 lakh).

The rise has been particularly pronounced in the latest procurement season as Haryana had 4.49 lakh wheat farmers benefiting from MSP in 2025-26, but the number jumped to 6.04 lakh in 2026-27, the highest in the five-year period under review, putting a question mark on the procurement.

Since the BJP government in the state had announced that it would procure all 24 notified crops at the MSP, these figures underline Haryana’s growing weight in the wheat procurement system. The state has a considerably larger beneficiary base after Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.

On the other hand, the number of paddy farmers benefiting from MSP has fluctuated over the years. The figure stood at 3.10 lakh in 2021-22, declined to 2.83 lakh in 2022-23 and 2.82 lakh in 2023-24, before rising again to 3.10 lakh in 2024-25. During the 2025-26 procurement season, 2.91 lakh farmers benefited from MSP.

Despite the relatively stable beneficiary base, the value of MSP payments has risen substantially from ₹10,843 crore in 2021-22 to ₹14,825 crore in 2025-26 following hike in the MSP and higher yields, reveals the figures.

However, officials of the state agriculture department said that state government’s mandatory registration over the e-kharid portal is a key reason behind the surge in the number of MSP beneficiaries as the farmers in Haryana cannot sell their produce on MSP without the registration on the Meri-Fasal-Mera-Bayora portal

“Registration of a genuine farmer cannot be linked to bogus procurement, as land records are mandatory for registration on the e-Kharid portal. In fact, now almost all farmers register to avail the benefit of MSP,” said a senior government officer, requesting anonymity, when asked about the reasons as Haryana had also faced allegations of bogus procurement during the last kharif and rabi procurement seasons.