RAIPUR : SUPPORT PRICE SHOULD INCREASE BY ATLEAST TWO HUNDRED RUPEES : BHUPESH BAGHEL… Central government had promised to double the income of farmers, but the support price has been increased by only Rs 100 – CM Bhupesh Baghel Raipur / Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel tweeted today that The support price of paddy has been increased by Rs 100 by the Central government. We provide input subsidy of 9 thousand rupees per acre to farmers for several crops. By adding this amount, now the farmers of Chhattisgarh will get Rs 2640 per quintal of paddy. CM Shri Baghel stated that the increase in support price is very less. The central government had promised to double the income of farmers, but the support price has been increased by only Rs 100. The cost of agriculture has increased a lot due to increase in the price of diesel, seeds, medicines and fertilizers. The support price should increase by at least two hundred rupees.