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Karnataka gets central approval for Mango Market Intervention Scheme amid price crash
Amid falling mango prices across the state, the Central Government has responded positively to Karnataka’s request for intervention under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS), Agriculture and Mandya District In-Charge Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy announced on Wednesday.
Addressing the media, Cheluvarayaswamy said both the Union and State governments have agreed to jointly pay ₹4 per kilogram as price differential (₹2 each) to stabilise the mango market. The approval comes in response to Karnataka’s proposal to implement the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) for mangoes during the 2025–26 marketing season, which Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has also endorsed.
The Centre has agreed to procure up to 2.5 lakh metric tonnes of mangoes under this scheme.
Mango is a major horticultural crop in Karnataka, with key growing regions including Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, and Ramanagara. For the 2025–26 season, mango is being cultivated across 1.39 lakh hectares, with an estimated production of 8–10 lakh tonnes. The harvest season typically spans from May to July.
However, this year, prices have crashed in key markets like Kolar, Chikkaballapur, and Ramanagara, where average prices in May 2025 ranged between ₹1,200 and ₹2,500 per quintal. Particularly, the price of the popular ‘Totapuri’ variety at Srinivaspur market dropped to just ₹450–₹550 per quintal, leading to distress among farmers.
Following a video conference held on June 15 with Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Karnataka government submitted proposals under MIS on June 11 and June 13.
According to the Karnataka Agricultural Prices Commission, the A1+FL (actual paid-out cost plus family labour) production cost per quintal of mango is ₹3,460, while the C3 cost is ₹5,466.
To implement PDPS, the Karnataka Mango Development Board has been designated as the nodal agency. Under the plan, mangoes will be purchased from farmers at a Market Intervention Price (MIP) of ₹1,616 per quintal, with a cap of 100 quintals per farmer, based on a limit of 20 quintals per acre.
Only the price difference between the current market price (₹500–₹600) and the MIP (₹1,616) — limited to 25% of the MIP — will be paid directly to farmers.
The total projected expenditure for procuring 2.5 lakh metric tonnes is ₹101 crore, to be shared equally between the Central and State governments. Thus, the Karnataka government will bear ₹50.5 crore, the minister said.