The Government has approved the procurement of Tur, Urad and Masur under Price Support Scheme (PSS) equivalent to 100 per cent of the production of the state for the procurement year 2024-25
In order to incentivize the farmers contributing for the enhancement of domestic production of pulses and to reduce the dependence on imports, the Government has approved the procurement of Tur, Urad and Masur under Price Support Scheme (PSS) equivalent to 100 per cent of the production of the state for the procurement year 2024-25.
The Government has also announced in Budget 2025 that the procurement of Tur (Arhar), Urad and Masur would be undertaken 100 per cent of the production of the State for another four years up to 2028-29 through Central Nodal Agencies, namely NAFED and NCCF, to achieve self- sufficiency in pulses in the country.
Accordingly, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the procurement of Tur (Arhar) in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh under Price Support Scheme during the Kharif 2024-25 season for a total quantity of 13.22 LMT. The Minister has also approved the extension of the procurement period in Andhra Pradesh by 30 days beyond 90 days up to the 22nd of next month in the interest of farmers.
The procurement at MSP through NAFED and NCCF is in progress in Andhra Pradesh,Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana and a total quantity of 3.92 LMT of Tur (Arhar) has been procured in these states till the 22nd of this month, benefitting 2,56,517 farmers of these states. Tur procurement is also done from pre-registered farmers on e-Samridhi portal of NAFED and eSamyukti portal of NCCF. The Govt of India is committed to take up 100 per cent procurement of Tur @ MSP offered by farmers through central nodal agencies, namely NAFED and NCCF.