Shimla, June 13 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while chairing a meeting with a delegation of the National Rural Livelihood Mission and the Himachal Pradesh 'Pashu Evam Krishi Sakhi Sangh on Friday said that the State Government is committed to strengthen the rural economy and special emphasis has been laid on promoting natural farming.

According to a release, CM Sukhu said that for the first time, the State Government has fixed Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for milk, wheat, maize, and turmeric produced through natural farming. He added that MSP for maize has been increased from Rs 30 to Rs 40 per kg, and for wheat from Rs 40 to Rs 60 per kg, benefitting lakhs of farmers.

CM Sukhu further informed that the stat...