Lok Sabha Question No. 3957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Pulse Processing Units
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Rahul Singh Lodhi

## O.I.H. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3957

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2026

## PULSE PROCESSING UNITS

3957. SHRI RAHUL SINGH LODHI:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  pulse  processing  units  sanctioned  across  the  country  as  of December 2025, State/UT-wise; (b) the details of  the  priority  units  identified  in  the  first  phase  of  the  project,  State/UTwise; (c) the details of the phased plan and timeline for the distribution of 8.8 million (88 lakh) seed-kits of high-yielding varieties of Arhar (Tur) and Masoor (Lentil); (d) the total number of districts identified for the initial rollout of this distribution program, State/UT-wise; and the total  area  of land  identified  or mapped  so far  against  the  target  of  bringing an
- (e) additional 3.5 million (35 lakh) hectares under pulses cultivation, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): 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.

Under  the  Post-harvest  infrastructure  component  of  the  mission,  a  total  of  1000 processing units have been approved for the mission period. Out of the 1000 processing units,  in  the  first  phase,  target  of  528  processing  units  have  been  allotted  to  States  and Union Territories. State wise initial target of processing units is at Annexure-I.

- (c): To  increase  the  area  and  production  of  Pulses  in  the  rice  fallow  areas  and  other diversifiable  areas, the support is  being  provided through the  distribution  of free seed kit. Under the mission, 87.5 lakh seed kits are targeted to be distributed in 6 years as per the Annual Action Plan (AAP) submitted by States/UTs. During Rabi 2025-26, a total 10.36 lakh seed kits have  been  allocated to States. The state wise allocation is at Annexure-II. The tentative  targets  of  seed  kits  for  2026-27,  2027-28,  2028-29,  2029-30  and  2030-31  are 15.00 lakh, 16.25 lakh, 17.50 lakh, 13.75 lakh and 12.5 lakh numbers respectively.

(d): A  total  489  districts  have  been  identified  as  focussed  districts  for  clusters under  pulses  Mission.    The  identified  districts  may  be  modified  in  future  based  on  local requirement and changing context. The list of focus districts in the country is at AnnexureIII.

(e): The total area under pulses cultivation is projected to expand by 35 lakh hectares, comprising 24.5 lakh hectares in traditional areas and 10.5 lakh hectares in non-traditional area  under  pulses  by  2030-31.  The  estimated  area  expansion  under  the  Mission  is  at Annexure-IV.

## Annexure-I

The  State-wise  target  of  processing  units  under  post-harvest  infrastructure  component under Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses in first phase 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 |

## State-wise Allocation of Seedkits during Rabi 2025-26

| State          | No. of seed kits   |
|----------------|--------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 96,200             |
| Assam          | 25,000             |
| Bihar          | 20,000             |
| Chhattisgarh   | 68,100             |
| Gujarat        | 4,500              |
| Haryana        | 17,580             |
| Jharkhand      | 12,000             |
| Karnataka      | 8,000              |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,22,700           |
| Maharashtra    | 95,000             |
| Odisha         | 18,500             |
| Punjab         | 5,000              |
| Rajasthan      | 1,28,700           |
| Tamil Nadu     | 82,500             |
| Telangana      | 5,000              |
| Tripura        | 2,000              |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 2,11,000           |
| West Bengal    | 15,000             |
| Total          | 10,36,780          |

## Annexure-II

## List of focus districts under Pulses Mission

| States            |   Focus Districts (Nos) |
|-------------------|-------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                      22 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                      10 |
| Assam             |                      25 |
| Bihar             |                      37 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                      22 |
| Gujarat           |                      28 |
| Haryana           |                       3 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                       2 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                       2 |
| Jharkhand         |                      22 |
| Ladakh            |                       1 |
| Karnataka         |                      30 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                      55 |
| Maharashtra       |                      34 |
| Meghalaya         |                       3 |
| Nagaland          |                      11 |
| Odisha            |                      16 |
| Puducherry        |                       3 |
| Punjab            |                       7 |
| Rajasthan         |                      30 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                      21 |
| Telangana         |                      16 |
| Tripura           |                       8 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                      56 |
| Uttarakhand       |                       9 |
| West Bengal       |                      16 |
| Total             |                     489 |

## Annexure-III

## Projected Area Expansion of Pulses

## Annexure-IV

(in lakh ha)

| S.No.   | State             |   2024-25 |   2025-26 |   2026-27 |   2027-28 |   2028-29 |   2029-30 |   2030-31 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |     11.39 |     11.67 |     11.8  |     12    |     12.29 |     12.58 |     12.79 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |      0.14 |      0.14 |      0.15 |      0.15 |      0.15 |      0.15 |      0.16 |
| 3       | Assam             |      1.66 |      1.7  |      1.72 |      1.75 |      1.79 |      1.83 |      1.86 |
| 4       | Bihar             |      4.48 |      4.59 |      4.64 |      4.72 |      4.84 |      4.95 |      5.03 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |      6.87 |      7.04 |      7.12 |      7.24 |      7.42 |      7.59 |      7.71 |
| 6       | Goa               |      0.04 |      0.04 |      0.04 |      0.04 |      0.04 |      0.04 |      0.04 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |     13.16 |     13.49 |     13.63 |     13.87 |     14.2  |     14.54 |     14.78 |
| 8       | Haryana           |      0.75 |      0.77 |      0.78 |      0.79 |      0.81 |      0.83 |      0.84 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |      0.29 |      0.3  |      0.3  |      0.31 |      0.31 |      0.32 |      0.33 |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir |      0.32 |      0.33 |      0.33 |      0.34 |      0.35 |      0.35 |      0.36 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |      8.96 |      9.18 |      9.28 |      9.44 |      9.67 |      9.9  |     10.06 |
| 12      | Karnataka         |     34.07 |     34.92 |     35.29 |     35.91 |     36.77 |     37.64 |     38.26 |
| 13      | Kerala            |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |
| 14      | Ladakh            |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |     45.55 |     46.69 |     47.18 |     48.01 |     49.17 |     50.32 |     51.15 |
| 16      | Maharashtra       |     49.79 |     51.03 |     51.58 |     52.48 |     53.74 |     55.01 |     55.91 |
| 17      | Manipur           |      0.31 |      0.32 |      0.32 |      0.33 |      0.33 |      0.34 |      0.35 |
| 18      | Meghalaya         |      0.09 |      0.09 |      0.09 |      0.09 |      0.1  |      0.1  |      0.1  |
| 19      | Mizoram           |      0.03 |      0.03 |      0.03 |      0.03 |      0.03 |      0.03 |      0.03 |
| 20      | Nagaland          |      0.32 |      0.33 |      0.33 |      0.34 |      0.35 |      0.35 |      0.36 |
| 21      | Odisha            |      5.41 |      5.55 |      5.6  |      5.7  |      5.84 |      5.98 |      6.07 |
| 22      | Puducherry        |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |
| 23      | Punjab            |      0.6  |      0.62 |      0.62 |      0.63 |      0.65 |      0.66 |      0.67 |
| 24      | Rajasthan         |     54.02 |     55.37 |     55.96 |     56.94 |     58.31 |     59.68 |     60.66 |
| 25      | Sikkim            |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.06 |      0.06 |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu        |      7.5  |      7.69 |      7.77 |      7.9  |      8.1  |      8.29 |      8.42 |
| 27      | Telangana         |      3.54 |      3.63 |      3.67 |      3.73 |      3.82 |      3.91 |      3.97 |
| 28      | Tripura           |      0.21 |      0.22 |      0.22 |      0.22 |      0.23 |      0.23 |      0.24 |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     |     21.77 |     22.31 |     22.55 |     22.95 |     23.5  |     24.05 |     24.45 |
| 30      | Uttarakhand       |      0.49 |      0.5  |      0.51 |      0.52 |      0.53 |      0.54 |      0.55 |
| 31      | West Bengal       |      4.39 |      4.5  |      4.55 |      4.63 |      4.74 |      4.85 |      4.93 |
|         | All India         |    276    |    283    |    286    |    291    |    298    |    305    |    310    |

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