Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announces āhistoric hikeā in special incentives for paddy and sugarcane
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 10, 2026) announced special incentives for paddy and sugarcane farmers, describing it a āhistoric hikeā
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 10, 2026) announced special incentives for paddy and sugarcane farmers, describing it a āhistoric hikeā. Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, he said although Tamil Naduās financial position was not healthy, the government had taken into consideration the welfare of paddy and sugarcane farmers and decided to increase the incentives for the two crops to an unprecedented level in the Stateās history. He said paddy procurement would begin in September and the government would offer an incentive of ā¹289 per quintal for fine varieties, in addition to the minimum support price (MSP).
The incentive for the general category would be ā¹159 per quintal. With the incentive, the total price would be ā¹2,750 per quintal for fine varieties and ā¹2,600 per quintal for the general category. āFor the first time in history, the State government has increased the incentive price by ā¹156 in a year,ā Mr. Vijay said. For sugarcane farmers who had registered with sugar factories for 2025-26, the Chief Minister said the special incentive would be ā¹709.50 per tonne, in addition to the ā¹3,290.50 per tonne fixed by the Union government.
The announcement would take the total price to ā¹4,000 per tonne for sugarcane farmers. āIn the last five years, the special incentive increased by only ā¹156, whereas now, in the first year [of our government], the support price has increased by ā¹360.50. For the first time, the special incentive for sugarcane is being increased beyond ā¹134. Our government will not give up on farmers. We will stand by the farming sector and the rural economy,ā he said.
Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar made it clear there would be no debate on statement made under Rule 110 of the Assembly. In the past, members of political parties were allowed to āthankā the government for its announcements.
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