Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s September 24 letter to Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, now public, requests permission to exit the decentralised procurement scheme.
- State data in the letter notes recent procurement volumes of about 77.74 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and 43.49 lakh metric tonnes of paddy under DCP.
- Food and Civil Supplies Minister Govind Singh Rajput says MSP buying will continue, procurement centres will operate as usual, and only the accounting would shift to reduce state liability.
- Congress leaders Jitu Patwari and Kamal Nath condemn the plan, warn of FCI quality rejections pushing farmers to sell cheaply, and demand an immediate rollback with protests threatened.
- The change requires central approval, and no formal response from the Union ministry has been reported, with the BJP’s 2023 promise on higher MSPs adding political pressure.