Lok Sabha Question No. 1420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Scheme for purchasing Pulses and Oilseeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar, Shri Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1420

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## SCHEME FOR PURCHASING PULSES AND OILSEEDS

1420.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  formulated  any  plan  to  purchase  pulses  and oilseeds from the four States;

(b) if so,, whether the Government has any plan of purchasing pulses from Bihar during the Kharif 2025-26 season;

- (c) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  pulses  growing  farmers  in  Bihar,  especially  those  in  the  Tal region, are not getting the right price for their pulse produce; and
- (d) if so the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (d):    Government  implements  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS)  under  Pradhan  Mantri Annadata  Aay  Sanrakshan  Abhiyan  (PM-AASHA)  for  procurement  of  pulses,  oilseeds  and copra at Minimum Support Scheme (MSP)  across the country.

PSS  is  implemented  for  procurement  of  prescribed  Fair  Average  Quality  (FAQ)  of notified pulses, oilseeds and copra at Minimum Support Price (MSP) within the stipulated period as and when the market prices of these commodities fall below the notified MSP during peak harvesting period to provide remunerative price to the pre-registered farmers. The procurement of the notified pulses, oilseeds and copra is undertaken by the Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) directly  from  the  pre-registered  farmers  through  the  State  level  agencies.  This  scheme  is implemented at the request of the concerned State Government which agrees to exempt the procured  commodities  from  levy  of  mandi  tax  and  assist  central  nodal  agencies  in  logistic arrangements, including gunny bags, working capital for state agencies, creation of revolving fund for PSS operations, etc. as required under the scheme guidelines. The overall quantity of procurement  by  Central  Government  will  be  limited  to  25%  of  All  India  Production  of  the particular  pulses,  oilseeds  and  copra  for  the  particular  season.  Initially  the  sanction  for procurement  under  PSS  is  allowed  at  25%  of  the  state  estimated  production.  However, additional quantity under the window of 25% of All India Production of the commodity will be allowed only after the procurement of 25% of state production of the particular commodity by CNAs is exhausted in a given state. The additional quantity based on National Production will be examined and allowed with the approval of Committee of Secretaries (CoS).

To encourage domestic production & ensure remunerative prices to farmers, procurement of Tur, Urad and Masur from the pre-registered farmers is undertaken as much as offered by them through the Central Nodal Agencies under Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses till 2030-31.

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