Union agri minister approves procurement plans for pulses, oilseeds

The total approved procurement amount for these states is pegged at Rs 15,095.83 crore

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the procurement plan for pulses and oilseeds in the states of Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh for the Kharif 2025–26 season. The total approved procurement amount for these states is pegged at Rs 15,095.83 crore.

The Union Agriculture Minister granted these approvals under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), and other schemes of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, during a high-level virtual meeting with agriculture ministers and senior officials of these states.

After detailed discussions, Chouhan approved the procurement of 4,430 metric tonnes (MT) of moong (green gram), accounting for 25 per cent of the state’s total production in Telangana, under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) at a cost of Rs 38.44 crore. A 100 per cent procurement of urad (black gram) will be undertaken, while 25 per cent procurement of soybean has also been approved. Similarly, in Odisha, 18,470 metric tonnes of arhar (red gram), representing 100 per cent of the state’s production, has been approved under PSS with a budget allocation of Rs 147.76 crore.

In Maharashtra, Chouhan approved the procurement of 33,000 metric tonnes of moong (green gram), 3,25,680 metric tonnes of urad (black gram), and 18,50,700 metric tonnes of soybean under PSS at a total cost of Rs 289.34 crore, Rs 2,540.30 crore and Rs 9,860.53 crore, respectively. In addition, during the Kharif 2025–26 season in Madhya Pradesh, soybean procurement of 22,21,632 metric tonnes will be implemented under the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS), with a financial implication of Rs 1,775.53 crore approved by the Union Minister.