Table 23 : Minimum Support Prices for Foodgrains (Fair Average Quality)

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(Rupees per quintal)
Year	Paddy Common #	Coarse cereals	Wheat		Gram	Arhar	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	.		.	1360	1370	1370
# 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 over and above MSP of Rs.455 per quintal for procurement during April 1, 1998 to June 30, 1998. Note : '.' refers to not available / not recommended. Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.