(Rupees per quintal)

Year

Paddy
common #

Coarse
cereals

Wheat

Gram

Arhar
(Tur)

Moong

Urad

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1975-76

74

74

105

90

.

.

.

1976-77

74

74

110

95

.

.

.

1977-78

77

74

112

125

.

.

.

1978-79

85

85

115

140

155

165

.

1979-80

95

95

117

145

165

175

175

1980-81

105

105

130

.

190

200

200

1981-82

115

116

142

.

.

.

.

1982-83

122

118

151

235

215

240

230

1983-84

132

124

152

240

245

250

245

1984-85

137

130

157

.

275

275

275

1985-86

142

130

162

260

300

300

300

1986-87

146

132

166

280

320

320

320

1987-88

150

135

173

290

325

325

325

1988-89

160

145

183

325

360

360

360

1989-90

185

165

215

421

425

425

425

1990-91

205

180

225

450

480

480

480

1991-92

230

205

280

500

545

545

545

1992-93

270

240

330 $

600

640

640

640

1993-94

310

260

350 $

640

700

700

700

1994-95

340

280

360

670

760

760

760

1995-96

360

300

380

700

800

800

800

1996-97

380

310

475 *

740

840

840

840

1997-98

415

360

510 @

815

900

900

900

1998-99

440

390

550

895

960

960

960

1999-00

490

415

580

1015

1105

1105

1105

2000-01

510

445

610

1100

1200

1200

1200

2001-02

530

485

620

1200

1320

1320

1320

2002-03

530

485

620

1220

1320

1330

1330

2003-04

550

505

630

1400

1360

1370

1370

2004-05

560

515

640

1425

1390

1410

1410

2005-06

570

525

650

1435

1400

1520

1520

# From 1997-98, Minimum Support Price (MSP) is announced for two varieties of paddy - common and Grade ‘A’, as against the earlier three categories of common, fine and super fine.
$ Including a Central bonus of Rs.25 per quintal.
* Including a Central bonus of Rs.60 per quintal payable up to June 30, 1997.
@ Including a Central bonus of Rs.55 per quintal payable from April 1,1998 to June 30,1998.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.