Lok Sabha Question No. 2912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Crop Procurement System
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mrs Ruchi Vira

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2912

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2026

## CROP PROCUREMENT SYSTEM

## 2912. MRS RUCHI VIRA

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has reviewed the effectiveness of crop procurement system, ensuring  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  and  market  linkage  mechanism  in  Moradabad district,  Uttar  Pradesh,  particularly  in  the  case  of  small  farmers  in  Bilari  and  villages bordering  Sambhal  and  Kundarki  area,  where  limited  procurement  centres,  delay  in payments, rising input costs and dependence on private traders is affecting the bargaining power and profitability of farmers;

(b) if so, the details of measures taken by Government to ensure fair price to the farmers in the district, expansion of procurement infrastructure, digital market integration, support to Farmer Producer Organizations and meeting the payment deadlines; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी )SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a)  to  (c)  :  As  per  the  information  received  from  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  the procurement of crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Moradabad district is being done as per the procurement norms of the Government. State Government ensures that farmers receive MSP for their produce through procurement agencies such as the Food Department, Pradeshik Co-operative Federation (PCF), U.P. Co- Operative Union Limited (PCU),  Uttar Pradesh  Upbhokta  Sahkari  Sangh  Limited  (UPSS),  National  Agricultural  Cooperative Marketing  Federation  of  India  Ltd  (NAFED),  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  and  other approved procurement agencies. Procurement centres are established by the agencies for purchasing  crops.  Procurement  centres  are  decided  keeping  in  view  local  production, convenience of farmers, geographical conditions and other relevant parameters, so that farmers from adjoining areas such as Bilari, Kundarki, and Sambhal are enabled to sell their produce at the MSP.

The registration of farmers and procurement process is conducted through online portal,  and  payment  for  the  produce  sold  is  made  directly  to  bank  accounts  of  farmers through the PFMS system, ensuring transparency and timelines in the payment process.

To strengthen the marketing arrangement for farmers, Farmers Producers Organizations  (FPOs)  are also being  encouraged. Public notices  are  issued to increase farmers registration so that farmers may sell their crops at MSP. Publicity is done through newspapers  and  messages  are  also  sent  to  farmers  by  the  Agriculture  Department. Awareness  is  also  done  through  Tehsil  Diwas,  District  Administration  and  Market Committees so that farmers willing to sell their crops may avail benefit from MSP.

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