Govt approves MSP procurement of gram, mustard, lentils for Rabi 2026 seasonAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced approval of gram, mustard and lentil procurement under the Price Support Scheme for Ra...
25 Feb, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Centre approves procurement plan for pulses, oilseeds in 4 states at Rs 15,000 crThe Central government has approved a significant procurement plan for pulses and oilseeds. Farmers in Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra, and ...
27 Oct, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
Govt approves procurement of 54,166 tonnes moong, 50,750 tonnes groundnut under PSSThe government has approved the procurement of 54,166 tonnes of moong from Haryana, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, along with 50,750 tonnes of...
12 Jun, 2025, 06.43 PM IST
Tur procurement under Price Support Scheme reaches 1.31 lakh tons: Agriculture MinistryThe Centre has procured 1.31 lakh tonnes of tur under the Price Support Scheme for the 2024-25 Kharif season, benefiting over 89,000 farmer...
13 Mar, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
Centre approves continuation of PM-AASHA scheme till 2025-26; tur procurement starts in many statesThe Centre has approved the continuation of the PM-AASHA scheme until 2025-26, aiming to provide remunerative prices to farmers and control...
17 Feb, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Centre approves MSP procurement of soyabean in MaharashtraThe central government has approved the procurement of soybean at Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Madhya Pradesh, in addition to Maharashtr...
11 Sep, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
Govt removes 40 pc procurement ceiling for tur, urad, masur under PSS to boost domestic productionTo check hoarding and price rise, the ministry on June 2 imposed stock limits on tur and urad. The stock limits have been made applicable t...
06 Jun, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
Centre buys 52.83 lakh tonnes of pulses, oilseeds under PSS so farAs per the ministry's latest data, both pulses and oilseeds have been purchased under the PSS in a dozen states.
29 Jan, 2019, 01.57 PM IST
States yet to kick off pilot projects of oilseed purchases by private playersLast month, the Centre had proposed eight pilot projects under the umbrella scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan to pro...
18 Oct, 2018, 11.33 PM IST
Cabinet okays Rs 15,053 crore new procurement policy to assure MSP to farmersThe new umbrella policy 'Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan' (PM-AASHA) was approved in the Cabinet meeting, headed by Prime Mi...
12 Sep, 2018, 09.33 PM IST
Government may announce Rs 10,000 crore scheme to ensure MSP to oilseeds growersUnder the proposed scheme, the government will pay to farmers the difference between the MSP and monthly average price of oilseeds quoted i...
09 Sep, 2018, 11.50 AM IST
CCEA okays Rs 5,237 crore scheme to provide pulses to states for PDSStates and UTs will be offered to lift 34.88 lakh tonnes of Tur, Chana, Masoor, Moong and Urad at discount of Rs 15 per Kg over the prevail...
09 Aug, 2018, 07.51 PM IST
Chana, masur prices likely to go up as MP announces MSP procurementThe MP government has claimed that it has deposited Rs 1,900 crore into farmers’ bank accounts under BBY during the kharif season.
27 Mar, 2018, 09.47 AM IST
Govt mulls Rs 15K cr scheme to ensure MSP for farmersSources said the new mechanism is expected to be in place within the next six months, before the Kharif harvest that starts in September.
16 Feb, 2018, 08.43 PM IST
Centre ready to share burden of states' kisan welfare plansWe would like states to procure as much as required to reduce farmers' pain and we are willing to share the financial burden under the exis...
01 Feb, 2018, 09.25 AM IST
Government releases Rs 700 crore to Nafed for buying pulses at MSPIn Maharashtra, Nafed has already procured 1 lakh tonnes of Tur under the PSS and it is making additional procurementof 15,000 tonnes.
18 Jun, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
NAFED to cut salary of employees by 10 pc, offer VRSThe mounting debts have been worrying NAFED as the Agriculture Ministry has rejected the Federation's two proposals for loan restructuring ...
06 Jan, 2014, 06.24 PM IST