Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
Agency overview
Formed January 8, 1965 (1965-01-08)
Preceding agency
  • Department of Scientific Research (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)
Jurisdiction Indian government
Headquarters Delhi
Employees Classified
Website http://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/

Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) is a decentralised agency of the Government of India. It was established in 1965[1] as the Agricultural Prices Commission, and was given its present name in 1985.[2] It is an attached office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.

Mission

The commission was established to maintain the recommend Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) to motivate cultivators and farmers to adopt the latest technology in order to optimise the use of resources and increase productivity.[2][3]

Administration

Shri Ashok Gulati served as chairman of the CACP from 2011 to 2014. Prof. Vijaya Paul Sharma is currently chairman.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ther resolution passed for the creation of the commission".
  2. 1 2 "The Commission of Agricultural Costs & Prices Organisation". nic.in. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cane farmers association urges government to fix minimum support price for sugar". TET. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ashok Gulati steps down as CACP head this month". Business Standard. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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