Lok Sabha Question No. 1644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1644

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## MISSION FOR AATMANIRBHARTA IN PULSES

## 1644.  SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH

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

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  key  components  and  target  outcomes  of  the  Mission  for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses;
- (b)  the details regarding the number of post-harvest infrastructure projects approved and training programs conducted under the Mission including interventions related to seed distribution,  productivity  enhancement,  research  and  development,  State-wise  and particularly district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the number  of  beneficiaries supported, State-wise  and particularly district-wise for Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d)  the amount of financial assistance sanctioned and released under the Mission, Statewise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (d): The  Union  Cabinet  has  approved  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses' on 1 st  October, 2025 aimed at boosting domestic production  and  achieving  self-sufficiency  (Aatmanirbharta)  in  pulses  over  a  six-year period, from 2025-26 to 2030-31, with a financial outlay of Rs. 11,440 Crore. The mission is being implemented in 28 States including Andhra Pradesh.

The objective of the Pulses Mission is to enhance pulses production with a special focus on Tur, Urad, Masoor, promoting production and availability of climate resilient seeds for  farmers,  increase  area  under  pulses  cultivation,  promote  post-harvest  storage  and management  technology.  The  Mission  also  supports  for  assured  procurement  of  Tur, Urad, Masoor by National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) for next four years as per the  norms  of  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS)  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Annadata  Aay Sanrakshhan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA). The production of pulses targeted under the mission by the end of 2030-31, is 350 lakh tonnes from an area of 310 lakh ha with an average productivity of 1130 kg/ha.

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is providing assistance under 'Mission for  Aatmanirbharta in  Pulses' for production and  distribution  of breeder seed and certified seed of notified varieties, demonstrations of latest crop production & protection technologies, seed kits, capacity building, post-harvest infrastructure etc.

Further,  Under  the  Pulses  Mission  during  2025-26,  528  Pulse  processing  and packaging units are allocated and state-wise allocation may be seen at Annexure-I. The details  regarding  the  number  of  beneficiaries  supported,  particularly  district-wise  for Andhra  Pradesh  may  be  seen  at  Annexure-II  and  Annexure-III  and  the  State-wise allocation under the Pulses Mission for 2025-26 is at Annexure- IV.

## Annexure-I

The State-wise allocation of processing units under post-harvest infrastructure component under Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses during 2025-26 is as under:

## (in Numbers)

| S.No   | States            |   Processing Units (Dall Mills) |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                              22 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                              10 |
| 3      | Assam             |                              25 |
| 4      | Bihar             |                              37 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |                              22 |
| 6      | Goa               |                               5 |
| 7      | Gujarat           |                              28 |
| 8      | Haryana           |                               5 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  |                               5 |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   |                               5 |
| 11     | Jharkhand         |                              22 |
| 12     | Ladakh            |                               5 |
| 13     | Karnataka         |                              30 |
| 14     | Kerala            |                               5 |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh    |                              55 |
| 16     | Maharashtra       |                              34 |
| 17     | Manipur           |                               5 |
| 18     | Meghalaya         |                               5 |
| 19     | Mizoram           |                               5 |
| 20     | Nagaland          |                              11 |
| 21     | Odisha            |                              16 |
| 22     | Punjab            |                               5 |
| 23     | Puducherry        |                               5 |
| 24     | Rajasthan         |                              30 |
| 25     | Sikkim            |                               5 |
| 26     | Tamil Nadu        |                              21 |
| 27     | Telangana         |                              16 |
| 28     | Tripura           |                               8 |
| 29     | Uttar Pradesh     |                              56 |
| 30     | Uttarakhand       |                               9 |
| 31     | West Bengal       |                              16 |
|        | Total             |                             528 |

## Annexure-II

The details of District-wise, interventions wise physical and financial targets for State of Andhra Pradesh are detailed below:

| S.No.   | District             | Block demonstrations   | Block demonstrations         | Trainings      | Trainings                    |
|---------|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
| S.No.   | District             | Physical (Nos)         | Financial Allocation (Lakhs) | Physical (Nos) | Financial Allocation (Lakhs) |
| 1       | Srikakulam           | 49                     | 49                           | 58             | 5.22                         |
| 2       | Vizianagaram         | 45                     | 45                           | 64             | 5.76                         |
| 3       | Parvatipuram Manyam  | 31                     | 31                           | 30             | 2.7                          |
| 4       | Alluri Sita Ramaraju | 20                     | 20                           | 69             | 6.21                         |
| 5       | Visakhapatnam        | 5                      | 5                            | 4              | 0.36                         |
| 6       | Anakapallli          | 30                     | 30                           | 20             | 1.8                          |
| 7       | Kakinada             | 40                     | 40                           | 36             | 3.24                         |
| 8       | East Godavari        | 10                     | 10                           | 6              | 0.54                         |
| 9       | Eluru                | 40                     | 40                           | 39             | 3.51                         |
| 10      | Krishna              | 204                    | 204                          | 129            | 11.61                        |
| 11      | NTR                  | 5                      | 5                            | 59             | 5.31                         |
| 12      | Guntur               | 36                     | 36                           | 64             | 5.76                         |
| 13      | Bapatla              | 120                    | 120                          | 84             | 7.56                         |
| 14      | Palnadu              | 36                     | 36                           | 64             | 5.76                         |
| 15      | Prakasam             | 120                    | 120                          | 84             | 7.56                         |
| 16      | SPSR Nellore         | 20                     | 20                           | 51             | 4.59                         |
| 17      | Chittoor             | 4                      | 4                            | 11             | 0.99                         |
| 18      | Tirupati             | 4                      | 4                            | 3              | 0.27                         |
| 19      | YSR                  | 216                    | 216                          | 84             | 7.56                         |
| 20      | Annamaya             | 5                      | 5                            | 64             | 5.76                         |
| 21      | Anantapuram          | 144                    | 144                          | 129            | 11.61                        |
| 22      | Sri Satyasai         | 95                     | 95                           | 84             | 7.56                         |
| 23      | Kurnool              | 112                    | 112                          | 84             | 7.56                         |
| 24      | Nandyal              | 169                    | 169                          | 128            | 11.52                        |
|         | Total                | 1560                   | 1560                         | 1448           | 130.32                       |

The details regarding the number of beneficiaries supported, State-wise and particularly district-wise for Andhra Pradesh are given below:

| S.No.   |                      | No.of Beneficiaries    | No.of Beneficiaries   |
|---------|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
| S.No.   | District             | Cluster Demonstrations | Trainings             |
| 1       | Srikakulam           | 588                    | 1740                  |
| 2       | Vizianagaram         | 540                    | 1920                  |
| 3       | Parvatipuram Manyam  | 372                    | 900                   |
| 4       | Alluri Sita Ramaraju | 240                    | 2070                  |
| 5       | Visakhapatnam        | 60                     | 120                   |
| 6       | Anakapallli          | 360                    | 600                   |
| 7       | Kakinada             | 480                    | 1080                  |
| 8       | East Godavari        | 120                    | 180                   |
| 9       | Eluru                | 480                    | 1170                  |
| 10      | Krishna              | 2448                   | 3870                  |
| 11      | NTR                  | 60                     | 1770                  |
| 12      | Guntur               | 432                    | 1920                  |
| 13      | Bapatla              | 1440                   | 2520                  |
| 14      | Palnadu              | 432                    | 1920                  |
| 15      | Prakasam             | 1440                   | 2520                  |
| 16      | SPSR Nellore         | 240                    | 1530                  |
| 17      | Chittoor             | 48                     | 330                   |
| 18      | Tirupati             | 48                     | 90                    |
| 19      | YSR                  | 2592                   | 2520                  |
| 20      | Annamaya             | 60                     | 1920                  |
| 21      | Anantapuram          | 1728                   | 3870                  |
| 22      | Sri Satyasai         | 1140                   | 2520                  |
| 23      | Kurnool              | 1344                   | 2520                  |
| 24      | Nandyal              | 2028                   | 3840                  |
| Total   | Total                | 18720                  | 43440                 |

## Annexure-IV

The State-wise allocation under the Pulses Mission for 2025-26 as on 04.02.2026 is given below:

(RS. In Lakh)

|   S. No. | States                  |   Allocation (Central Share) |
|----------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Tamil Nadu              |                       582.24 |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh          |                      7429.67 |
|        3 | Karnataka               |                      1997.46 |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh            |                       642.01 |
|        5 | Odisha                  |                      3356.86 |
|        6 | Bihar                   |                      5176.44 |
|        7 | Uttarakhand             |                       188.51 |
|        8 | Jharkhand               |                       638.56 |
|        9 | Maharashtra             |                      3965.13 |
|       10 | West Bengal             |                      3480.87 |
|       11 | Rajasthan               |                      7204.37 |
|       12 | Uttar Pradesh           |                      3008.78 |
|       13 | Assam                   |                      6528.25 |
|       14 | Telangana               |                       337.9  |
|       15 | Andhra Pradesh          |                      1665.13 |
|       16 | Tripura                 |                       373.94 |
|       17 | Meghalaya               |                        22.78 |
|       18 | Himachal Pradesh        |                       156.68 |
|       19 | UT of Jammu and Kashmir |                        95.03 |
|       20 | Arunachal Pradesh       |                        48.79 |
|       21 | Punjab                  |                       109.38 |
|       22 | Sikkim                  |                         1.46 |
|       23 | Nagaland                |                       284.8  |
|       24 | Haryana                 |                       435.3  |
|       25 | Gujarat                 |                       601.4  |
|       26 | Kerala                  |                        29.34 |
|       27 | Goa                     |                         1.43 |

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