With assembly elections in 10 states due later this year, the states going to the polls are making attempts to woo farmers. The first is the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (BBY), essentially a price deficiency payment (PDP) scheme, being undertaken by the government of Madhya Pradesh. Under the BBY, farmers have to first register on a portal. In other words, 68 per cent of urad production was sold at prices below MSP, without any compensation under BBY. The farmer is free to grow a crop of his choice and sell it anytime in a mandi of his choice.

Source: Indian Express January 28, 2018 18:56 UTC