Central government approves procurement of pulses and oilseeds in four other states

28-Oct-2025 01:10 PM

New Delhi. The central government has already approved the proposal to procure Kharif pulses and oilseeds from farmers in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

It has now approved requests for procurement in four other states: Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. This procurement is estimated to cost over ₹15,000 crore.

An official statement from the Union Agriculture Ministry stated that the total approved amount for procurement of pulses and oilseeds in the aforementioned states is ₹15,095.83 crore, which will provide significant relief to farmers.

The Agriculture Minister approved this procurement process under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) and other schemes. The approval of this request was made during a high-level virtual meeting with the Agriculture Ministers and senior officials of the four states.

After detailed deliberations, the Agriculture Minister approved the procurement of 4,430 tons of mung beans in Telangana under the Price Support Scheme at a cost of ₹38.44 crore, representing 25 percent of the state's total production.

Approval was also given for the procurement of 25 percent soybean and 100 percent black gram. A total of ₹147.76 crore has been allocated for the procurement of 18,470 tons (100 percent) of pigeon pea in Odisha.

In Maharashtra, proposals for the procurement of 33,000 tons of mung beans, 325,680 tons of black gram, and 18,50,700 tons of soybean were accepted, with amounts of ₹289.34 crore, ₹2540.30 crore, and ₹9860.53 crore, respectively, approved.

In Madhya Pradesh, a record purchase of 22,21,632 tonnes of soybean has been approved under the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana and export has been allocated for this amount of Rs 1775.53 crore.