Uttar Pradesh aims to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses production in the next 3-4 years

09-Jul-2024 03:12 PM

Lucknow. The Uttar Pradesh government has set a target of achieving self-sufficiency in pulses production in the next 3-4 years.

Since 2016, the production of pulses in the state has increased by 36 percent and now the government is paying special attention to the cultivation of tur (tuvar), urad and moong.

There is already a huge production of Rabi pulses - gram, lentil and peas. Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of peas,

while it ranks second after Madhya Pradesh in the production of lentils. According to a government spokesperson,

Uttar Pradesh will become self-sufficient in the production of pulses in the next three to four years. In compliance with the Chief Minister's Dasha Nidhi,

remarkable efforts have been made to increase pulses production in the state during the last seven years and its meaningful results have also come out.

To increase the production of pulses, the state government has prepared a special action plan for tur, urad and moong.

Under this, crop campaign will be organized in 27,200 hectares under the National Food Security Mission Scheme. 

According to the spokesperson, during the year 2016-17 to 2023-24, there was a strong increase of about 36 percent in the production of pulses in Uttar Pradesh and its total production jumped from 23.94 lakh tonnes to 32.55 lakh tonnes.

Under the Production Promotion Campaign, a target has been set to distribute 31,553 quintals of seeds and produce 27,356 quintals of certified seeds.

14 seed hubs have also been prepared. To ensure profitable price of pulse crops to the farmers in the market,

the government is ensuring the purchase of all these crops at the minimum support price, while the central government is regularly increasing the support price of pulse crops.

There is huge production of pulses in Banda, Mahoba, Jalaun, Chitrakoot and Lalitpur districts of Bundelkhand division. Model pulse villages will be developed there.