CACP
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
CACP is an attached office under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. It was originally constituted in January 1965 as the Agricultural Prices Commission (APC), and renamed in March 1985 as the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). It is a statutory body comprising a Chairperson, one Official Member, two Non-Official Members (representing the farming community), and a Member Secretary.
CACP does not itself procure crops or announce MSPs — it recommends MSPs to the CCEA. The final decision rests with the CCEA, which may accept, modify, or reject CACP's recommendations.
- Established: January 1965 (as APC); renamed CACP in March 1985
- Parent Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Composition: 5 members — Chairperson, 1 Official Member, 2 Non-Official Members, 1 Member Secretary
- Submits separate Price Policy Reports for kharif and rabi crops each year
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