Context:
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, held a meeting in New Delhi and approved the procurement of Moong and Urad in Madhya Pradesh, and Urad in Uttar Pradesh under the Price Support Scheme (PSS).
Key Approvals & States Involved
- Madhya Pradesh (MP):
- Approval for procurement of Moong and Urad (summer pulses) under PSS.
- Proposal was submitted by the state government and approved post-ministerial review.
- Uttar Pradesh (UP):
- Approval granted for procurement of Urad under PSS.
- Objective:
- To ensure MSP-based procurement benefits reach farmers directly by eliminating middlemen.
- Procurement Agencies Involved:
- NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India)
- NCCF (National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India)
- State agriculture departments
