Ensure farmers a minimum 50% profit over cost of production
“take steps to enhance the profitability in agriculture, by ensuring a minimum of 50% profits over the cost of production, cheaper agriculture inputs and credit”
The verdict
Budget 2018 declared that MSP of kharif crops would be at least 1.5 times the production cost; the source notes it is unclear which cost definition was used. Critics say the cost basis (A2+FL, not the fuller C2) falls short of the Swaminathan formula; I could not open a source confirming this, so confidence is low.
Rule applied: Partially kept: 75%+ of the target met, or a law passed in diluted form → 6
Evidence timeline
- Other1 Feb 2018· WikipediacontextMinimum support price ↗
“MSP of Kharif crops will be 50% more the production cost (2018 entry); there are a number of different ways MSP is calculated and it is not always clear what is intended in the 2018 Union budget.”
More agriculture promises from this manifesto
Increase farmers' income through public investment and higher profitability
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Implement a farm insurance scheme for crop loss from natural calamities
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Evolve a single National Agriculture Market
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Promise ID bjp-ls-2014-008 · drafted 4 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON