Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 1, 1965 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Indian government |
| Headquarters | Delhi |
| Employees | Classified |
| Website | http://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/ |
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) formally known as Agricultural Prices Commission is a decentralised agency of the Government of India. It was established in the year 1965 as Agricultural Prices Commission and renamed to Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices in the year 1985. It is an attached office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.
It was established to maintain the recommend Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) to motivate cultivators and farmers to adopt advanced and latest technology in order to get optimum utilisation of resources and increase productivity.
Padma Shri Ashok Gulati served as chairman of the CACP from 2011 to 2014. Prof. Vijaya Paul Sharma is currently working as the new Chaiman.
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