Govt. committed to purchase 100% of production of Tur, Urad at MSP

The Government has approved the procurement of Tur, Urad and Masur under Price Support Scheme equivalent to 100 percent of the production of the state for the procurement year 2024-25. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Ministry said in a statement that the decision has been taken in order to incentivize the farmers contributing for the enhancement of domestic production of pulses and to reduce the dependence on imports. 

Earlier, the Government also made an announcement in Budget 2025 that the procurement of these pulses would be undertaken 100 percent of the production of the State for another four years up to 2028-29 through Central Nodal Agencies NAFED and



NCCF to achieve self-sufficiency.

Accordingly, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the procurement of Tur (Arhar) in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh under Price Support Scheme during the Kharif 2024-25 seasons for a total quantity of 13.22 lakh metric ton.

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 22nd of this month.