Most farmers aware of MGNREGA scheme, but not MSP: Study

NEW DELHI: Most farmers in India are aware of MGNREGA scheme but not about the minimum support price (MSP) for crops fixed by the Centre to avoid distress sale, according to a study by research body CSDS. 


Also, 76 per cent of farmers surveyed prefer to do some other work rather than farming, while 60 per cent of them want their children to migrate to cities, the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) said in a survey that covered over 5,000 farmer households in 18 states. 


The CSDS study, conducted on behalf of farmers body Bharat Krishak Samaj (BKS), said: "Approximately, 85 per cent of farmers have heard about MGNREGA. ...Approximately 62 per cent were not aware about the MSP." However, 51 per cent of those who knew about MGNREGA said that they did not get work under this scheme, while 64 per cent of farmers who were aware of MSP were not satisfied with the price fixed by the government, it said.