{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:15:13.369Z","data":{"id":"inc-hp-2022-006","text":"Farm and horticulture commission to let growers set fruit prices, with an MSP for every apple grade","quote":"कांग्रेस की सरकार कृषि एवं बागवानी आयोग का गठन करेगी जिसमें किसानों और बागवानों को पर्याप्त प्रतिनिधित्व दिया जाएगा।","quoteIsExact":false,"quoteLanguage":"hi","quoteEnglish":"The Congress government will form an Agriculture and Horticulture Commission with adequate representation for farmers and growers.","page":null,"sector":"agriculture","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2027-12-11","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":3,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"low","reason":"No such commission or grade-wise apple MSP was found. The government moved apple sales to weight (2023) and universal 20 kg cartons (2024), and raised the MIS support price for culled apples from Rs 10.50 to Rs 12 a kg. Absence of the commission is not confirmed by a source.","evidence":[{"date":"2022-11-05","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Amar Ujala","title":"Himachal Election: Congress manifesto released, promises to youth, farmers, employees","url":"https://www.amarujala.com/shimla/himachal-election-2022-congress-manifesto-2022-himachal-pradesh","quote":"कांग्रेस की सरकार कृषि एवं बागवानी आयोग का गठन करेगी जिसमें किसानों और बागवानों को पर्याप्त प्रतिनिधित्व दिया जाएगा।","stance":"context"},{"date":"2023-08-23","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Tribune","title":"Cabinet meeting: Support price of apple, mango under MIS hiked to Rs 12 per kg","url":"https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/cabinet-meeting-support-price-of-apple-mango-under-mis-hiked-to-rs-12-per-kg-537417","quote":"The Cabinet ... decided to enhance the support price of apple, mango and citrus fruits being procured under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) from Rs 10.50 per kg to Rs 12 per kg for 2023-24","stance":"context"},{"date":"2024-03-07","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Tribune","title":"Now, apple packaging in universal cartons","url":"https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/now-apple-packaging-in-universal-cartons-597971","quote":"To ensure good prices for the growers, we started selling apple by weight last year","stance":"context"}],"tags":["guarantee","apple","horticulture"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"inc-hp-2022","partyId":"inc","electionId":"hp-2022"}}