New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday held a video conferencing meeting with Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

During the meeting, CM Naidu requested Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh for assistance to red chilli farmers in Andhra Pradesh under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS). Singh assured support from the central government for the betterment of Andhra Pradesh's farmers. The MIS is implemented when the market price declines by 10% compared to the average price of the previous year. Naidu stated that the market price has fallen more than that, and requested that the central government provide assistance under this s...