Union Budget 2025: Six-year mission to achieve self-sufficiency in pulse production

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a six-year mission to achieve self-sufficiency in pulse production, emphasising tur, urad and masoor. Central agencies like NAFED and NCCF will facilitate procurement from registered farmers through formal agreements. This initiative, spanning the next four years, aims to provide farmers with assured support and guaranteed procurement.