Farm and horticulture commission to let growers set fruit prices, with an MSP for every apple grade
“कांग्रेस की सरकार कृषि एवं बागवानी आयोग का गठन करेगी जिसमें किसानों और बागवानों को पर्याप्त प्रतिनिधित्व दिया जाएगा।”English: “The Congress government will form an Agriculture and Horticulture Commission with adequate representation for farmers and growers.”
The verdict
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.
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Evidence timeline
- News5 Nov 2022· Amar UjalacontextHimachal Election: Congress manifesto released, promises to youth, farmers, employees ↗
“कांग्रेस की सरकार कृषि एवं बागवानी आयोग का गठन करेगी जिसमें किसानों और बागवानों को पर्याप्त प्रतिनिधित्व दिया जाएगा।”
- News23 Aug 2023· The TribunecontextCabinet meeting: Support price of apple, mango under MIS hiked to Rs 12 per kg ↗
“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”
- News7 Mar 2024· The TribunecontextNow, apple packaging in universal cartons ↗
“To ensure good prices for the growers, we started selling apple by weight last year”
More agriculture promises from this manifesto
Government to buy 10 kg of milk a day from every cattle rearer
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Buy cow dung from cattle rearers at Rs 2 a kg
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Special food park in Solan for mushroom, apple, tomato and vegetable processing
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Promise ID inc-hp-2022-006 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON