Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Cabinet Raises Rabi MSP, Approves Energy and Traffic Projects
India’s Union Cabinet approved three large projects.
Farmers will receive higher minimum prices for all officially covered winter crops.
Wheat’s price will rise by Rs 25 per quintal, while safflower will receive the biggest increase.
Another project will improve power lines so more renewable energy can reach users.
It will also add batteries that can store electricity.
A third project will use technology to manage Delhi’s traffic.
Traffic signals will respond to current road conditions instead of using only fixed timings.
Cameras and other systems will detect violations such as speeding, red-light violations and illegal parking.
The Union Cabinet approved higher MSPs for all mandated rabi crops for the 2027-28 marketing season.
Rabi MSP increases range from Rs 25 per quintal for wheat to Rs 675 for safflower.
The Rs 1,86,405-crore Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme will support renewable-energy transmission and 50 GWh of battery storage.
The scheme is intended to facilitate the evacuation of up to 135 GW of renewable energy by FY2032-33.
Delhi’s Rs 1,789.52-crore Intelligent Traffic Management System will use adaptive signals, automated enforcement and real-time data across major traffic locations.
- Who
- The Union Cabinet, with comments from Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, approved the measures.
- What
- The Cabinet approved higher rabi MSPs, Green Energy Corridor Phase-III and Delhi’s Intelligent Traffic Management System.
- When
- The decisions were announced on Wednesday; the MSPs apply to the 2027-28 marketing season.
- Where
- The measures cover India’s rabi crops, states and Union territories under the energy scheme, and Delhi’s road network.
- Why
- The measures aim to support farmers, expand renewable-energy transmission and improve traffic management using technology.
- Wheat MSP
- Rs 2,610 per quintal for 2027-28, up from Rs 2,585 in 2026-27.
- Largest MSP increase
- Safflower rose by Rs 675 per quintal.
- Energy corridor outlay
- Rs 1,86,405 crore.
- Renewable-energy capacity
- The scheme is designed to evacuate up to 135 GW.
- Battery storage
- The scheme includes 50 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems.
- Delhi traffic project
- The Intelligent Traffic Management System has an outlay of Rs 1,789.52 crore.
- Traffic coverage
- The system will cover 1,092 adaptive traffic-control locations and 1,029 enforcement locations.