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Lok Sabha Question No. 474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Stoppage for Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express at Gomoh Junction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

STOPPAGE FOR RANCHI-VARANASI VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS AT GOMOH JUNCTION †474. SHRI DULU MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether any formal request has been made to the Government to ensure a stoppage of the Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express (20887/20888) at Gomoh Junction, a major station in Dhanbad district and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government aware that the Vande Bharat Express (20887/20888) has  many  vacant  seats  and  thousands  of  passengers,  students,  workers  and pilgrims travel through Gomoh Junction daily and a stoppage there would be very useful for passengers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to enhance regional connectivity and passenger convenience by providing a stoppage at Gomoh Junction; and
- (d) if so, the details of the steps taken or proposed to be taken in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  At  present,  NSCB  Gomoh  station  is  being  served  by  90  train  services including  04  Vande  Bharat  and  06  Rajdhani  Experss  services  which  include  09 pairs of trains connecting NSCB Gomoh to Ranchi and  08 pairs of train services connecting it to Varanasi.

Besides, provision  of  stoppage  of  train  services  is  a  continuous  process  on Indian  Railways  depending  upon  traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility  and availability of resources etc.

During  2024-25  and  2025-26  (upto  October,25)  the  overall  occupancy  of 20887/20888 Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express has been more than 100%.

Representations including  from  the  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  Shri  Dulu Mahato,  has  been  received  for  provision  of  stoppage  of  20887/20888  RanchiVaranasi Vande Bharat Express at NSCB Gomoh station.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Agricultural Special Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 470

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## AGRICULTURAL SPECIAL TRAINS

470. SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  agricultural  special  trains  are  presently  running  from the  places  where  production  of  agriculture  items  are  much  more and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  such  trains  are  useful  for  farmers  to  save  their perishable agriculture items fruits, vegetables and send to far flung markets and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of expenditure and income out of such trains during the last five years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c):  In compliance to the announcement made in Union Budget  2020-21,  Kisan  Rail  trains  have  been  introduced  by Indian Railways -to move  perishables including fruits, vegetables,  meat,  poultry,  fishery  and  dairy  products  from

production  or  surplus  regions  to  consumption  or  deficient regions.

Potential circuits for movement of vegetables, fruits and other perishables  are  identified  in  consultation  with  Ministry  of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Agriculture/Animal Husbandry/Fisheries  Departments  of  State  Governments  as well as local bodies and agencies, Mandis etc., and services at  applicable  tariff  are  planned  on  the  basis  of  demands placed taking into consideration, the operational feasibility.

Since  the  launch  of  Kisan  Rail  service  on  7 th   August  2020, Railways  have  operated  around  2,364  Kisan  Rail  services, transporting approximately 7.9 lakh tonnes of perishables and generating revenue of Rs 318.68 crores approximately.

The separate data regarding expenditure incurred on operating  any  type  of  train  services,  including  Kisan  Rail trains, is not maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Data Protection Board of India
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Praveen Patel, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 466

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 03.12.2025

## DATA PROTECTION BOARD OF INDIA

## 466.   SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

## SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the current timeline for the full implementation of all Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act rules and regulations;
- (b) the manner in which the Data Protection Board of India is being established by the Government and its mechanism for penalising non-compliance;
- (c) whether a simplified framework has been created for small and medium enterprises to comply with the DPDP Act;
- (d) the manner in which the Government is coordinating with international bodies on cross border data transfer compliance mechanisms; and
- (e) the specific steps taken by the Government to educate citizens about their new digital rights under the DPDP Act?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (e): The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), and the Digital Personal Data Protection  Rules,  2025  have  been  notified  on  13  November  2025,  They  provide  a  timelines  for implementation of relevant provisions. In terms of the provision of the Rules, Digital Data Protection Board has been notified.

The Act and the Rules provide for a simplified compliance framework for start-ups and certain data fiduciaries.

The Act and Rules provide for Government to notify jurisdictions where transfer of personal data may be restricted.

The Government is also ensuring widespread awareness and adoption of the DPDP Act by educating citizens  on  their  rights  and  responsibilities.  Capacity-building  initiatives,  including  workshops, conferences, expert sessions, and digital outreach campaigns are also being undertaken.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Fund allocated for BTR
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Shri Joyanta Basumatary

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 464

To be answered on Wednesday, December 3, 2025/Agrahayana 12, 1947 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Fund allocated for BTR

## 464. Shri Joyanta Basumatary:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  fund  allocated  for  the  Bodoland  Territorial  Region  (BTR) along with the details of funds released under different schemes during the last three years;
- (b) whether it is a fact that large portion of fund is still pending to be released from the central Government; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]

(a) to (c) A  Special  Development  Package  (SDP)  of  Rs.  750  crore  had  been approved by the Government  for three years as per the terms of Memorandum of Settlement  (MoS),  signed  by  the  Government  of  India,  Government  of  Assam  and Bodo  Groups  of  Assam  on  27.01.2020.  The  implementation  of  the  said  package started in 2023-24.

A total of 08 projects costing Rs. 403.15 crore had been sanctioned under this package  and  06  concept  notes  costing  Rs.  272.67  crore  had  been  accorded  inprinciple approval by the Ministry of Development  of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) till date.

A  total  of  Rs.  29.14  crore  had  been  released  to  the  Bodoland  Territorial Council (BTC) during the last three years  under the aforesaid SDP as well as the SDPs of BTC sanctioned earlier. In  addition  to  this,  funds  have  also  been  released  under  other  schemes  of Special Infrastructure  Development Scheme  (Roads) and North East Special Infrastructure Development  Scheme  (Other  Than  Roads  Infrastructure)  to  North  Eastern  States

MDoNER  such  as  Schemes  of  North Eastern Council, North East inter-alia, including BTR of Assam.

The proposals for release of funds are processed only after the submission of a formal demand request by the State Government via Poorvottar Vikas Setu (PVS) portal of MDoNER along with all necessary supporting documents viz. Work Order, Utilization  Certificate  (UC),  Quarterly  Progress  Report  (QPR),  Inspection  Report, Work Plan, Zero Balance Certificate (ZBC), Zero Balance Subsidiary Account (ZBSA) details etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: NISAR-Satellite
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 03 DECEMBER, 2025

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 462 NISAR-SATELLITE

462. SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
2. (a) whether  the  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO)  has recently launched NASA  ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Satellite and if so, the aims and objective of launching such satellites;
3. (b) whether  the  desired  objectives/targets  have  been  achieved successfully and if so, the detail thereof;
4. (c) the time in which such a satellite has been made and the total expenditure  incurred  on  the  development  of  said  satellite along with the cost of its launch; and
5. (d) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  satellites  launched  by  the ISRO during the current year?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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- (a) Yes, NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) was successfully  launched  onboard  GSLV-F16  on  July  30,  2025 from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

The aims and objectives of NISAR is given below:

NISAR is the first of its kind mission jointly developed by ISRO and NASA in L & S-Band for global coverage with microwave imaging capability to acquire fully polarimetric and interferometric data. NISAR's mission objectives are to study land and ice deformation,  land  ecosystems  and  oceanic regions  in  areas  of  common  interest  to  the  US  and  Indian science communities with a mission life of 5 years.

- (b) After NISAR's successful launch by GSLV-F16 on July 30, 2025, 17.40  Hrs  (IST),  the  desired  objectives/  target  activities  that have been carried out successfully are given below:
-  Antenna Reflector deployment on August 15, 2025, 19.38 Hrs  through  a  sequence  of  deployments  that  continued from August 09-15, 2025 for a period of 7 days.
-  First  day  payload  operations  of  S-Band  SAR  started  on August 19, 2025.

Science plan activities are in progress as per the mission plan. Development of applications to end users will be taking place during the mission life of 5 years.

- (c) The  financial  sanction  for  realisation  of  NISAR  satellite  was obtained  on  27th  May,  2015  and  it  took  a  decade  for  the successful launch on 30th July, 2025. The expenditure incurred by ISRO is Rs. 504.78 Crores for the development of satellite as
- on October 31, 2025 and Rs. 340 Crores (approx.) for the cost of its launch.
- (d) The  total  number  of  satellites  launched  by  ISRO  during  the current year are as given below:
-  NVS-02 on January 29, 2025
-  EOS-09 on May 18, 2025
-  NISAR on July 30, 2025 and
-  CMS-03 on November 02, 2025

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Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Satish Kumar Gautam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  24 TO BE ANSWERED ON  2 nd  DECEMBER, 2025

## BHARATIYA BEEJ SAHAKARI SAMITI LIMITED

## *24 SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकारिता मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Bharatiya  Beej  Sahakari  Samiti  Limited  (BBSSL)  proposes  to  conserve  and  promote traditional seeds;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the various steps taken so far;
- (c) whether BBSSL is working to document and preserve traditional indigenous seed varieties as part of its ongoing initiatives;
- (d)  whether  local  communities  and  traditional  seeds  conservationists  or  activists  are  being  involved  in BBSSL's initiatives to promote traditional seeds; and
- (e) whether BBSSL is collaborating with State Governments to identify and promote traditional seeds and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA ' ASKED BY , HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DUE FOR REPLY

STARRED QUESTION NO. 2 4 ' BHARATIYA BEEJ SAHAKARI SAMITI LIMITED SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM ON 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025. (a):  Yes  Sir, Bharatiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) has been set up to undertake production, procurement & distribution of quality seeds under the brand name Bharat Beej, and develop a system for preservation and promotion of indigenous natural seeds. (b) BBSSL has taken key strategic initiatives to promote traditional seed varieties. BBSSL has also done MOUs  with  IRDF  in  Uttarakhand,  International  Crops  Research  Institute  for  the  Semi-Arid  Tropics (ICRISAT) in Telangana and Sri Sri Institute of Agricultural Sciences & Technology Trust in Karnataka to bring  together  farmers  and  farmer  groups  engaged  in  conservation  and  propagation  of  traditional  seed varieties, Agro climatic mapping and nutritional analysis, purification of seed material and building a digital repository in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Gujrat, Odisha, Telangana and Southern states. (c): Yes Sir, it is one of the mandates of BBSSL. (d):  Yes  Sir,  community-based  participation  is  done  through  ICRISAT,  Indian  Rural  Development Foundation (IRDF) and Sri Sri Institute of Agricultural Sciences & Technology Trust. (e): Yes Sir, BBSSL is collaborating with State Governments to identify and promote traditional seeds. As on date, four States have expressed their interest in collaboration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Legal Guarantee for MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sachithanantham R

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 460

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  December, 2025

## LEGAL GUARANTEE FOR MSP

460. SHRI SACHITHANANTHAM R:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to bring a legal guarantee to ensure that no purchase of agricultural produce is made below MSP; and
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of the State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned.

The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSPs at levels of at least one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other Commercial crops with a minimum return of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from year 2018-19 onwards.

To realize the objectives of MSP Policy, after announcement of MSP, Government procures cereals and coarse cereals through Food Corporation of India (FCI) and other designated State Agencies to provide price support to the farmers. Procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra is done under Price Support Scheme under Umbrella Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), in consultation with the concerned State Government as and when market price of these produce fall below the MSP. Procurement agencies under PM-AASHA Scheme are National Agricultural Cooperative  Marketing  Federation  of  India  Ltd  (NAFED)  and  National  Co-  operative  Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF). Cotton and Jute are also procured by Government at MSP through Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and Jute Corporation of India (JCI), respectively.

Government offers to procure agricultural crops through designated procurement agencies and farmers have the option to sell their produce to the government agencies or in the open market whichever is advantageous to them.

Increased  MSP  has  benefited  farmers  of  the  country  which  are  evident  from  data  of procurement and MSP amount paid to the farmers. The details of procurement and MSP amount paid to farmers during 2024-25 (Crop Year) are given as under:

| Total Procurement (In LMT)   |   Total MSP Value (In Lakh Crore) |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1,223                        |                              3.47 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Transfer of BSP owned land to the State Government of Chhattisgarh
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shri Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 457 FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025

## TRANSFER  OF  BSP  OWNED  LAND  TO  THE  STATE  GOVERNMENT  OF CHHATTISGARH

457. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the  Government has taken any steps to ensure the provision of basic necessities for living for the rapidly grown population of the densely populated labour settlements  under  the  Bhilai  Steel  Plant  (BSP)  jurisdiction,  such  as  Nevai  Basti, Maroda, Tehsil and District Durg (Chhattisgarh);
- (b) whether it is essential to transfer the BSP owned land in the entire settlement area to the State Government, to enable them to avail the benefits of the Honourable Prime Minister's ambitious schemes, such as PM Lease Distribution, PM Awas Yojana, etc.; and
- (c) if so, the details of the present status of the transfer of land of the densely populated labour settlements such as entire settlement area Nevai Basti, Maroda, etc., to the Municipal Corporation of Risali, Chhattisgarh Government?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE        (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL

(a)to(c): The land under Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) jurisdiction was acquired and handed over to the Central Government for the purpose of establishment of Steel Plant and  related  activities.  The  Steel  Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  has  signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the State Government of Chhattisgarh to  provide basic necessities for labour settlements under BSP jurisdiction including Nevai Basti, Maroda. All necessary formalities have been completed from SAIL (BSP) towards title transfer of BSP land to State Government of Chhattisgarh in respect of the following land parcels:-

-  290.26 acres of land (located at Village Ruabandha, Maroda, Joratarai, Purena, Chhaoni and Khursipara) and
-  151.46 acres of land at village Newai [Mouhari Baghicha, Station Maroda, Newai (HSCL Colony), Newai Old Basti and Newai Bhata].

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Lok Sabha Question No. 449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: National Traders Cooperative Network
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Praveen Khandelwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 449 TO BE ANSWERED ON  2 nd  DECEMBER, 2025

## NATIONAL TRADERS COOPERATIVE NETWORK

## 449. Shri Praveen Khandelwal:

- Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकारिता मंत्री ) be pleased to state : (a) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  a  National  Traders  Cooperative  Network  to organise unregistered traders, hawkers, craftsmen and small merchants into cooperative clusters; (b) Whether  Chandni  Chowk  has  been  identified  as  a  potential  pilot  site  for  cooperative  retail modernization; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a): It has not been contemplated so far.
- (b) & (c): Does not arise in view of the reply to part (a) above.

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## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Minimum Support Price in Delhi
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Yogender Chandolia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 445

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE IN DELHI

## 445. SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that farmers in Delhi are not receiving the benefits of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and are forced to sell their crops outside Delhi and if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) the number of farmers in Delhi who have been affected by the non-implementation of the MSP and the total quantity of crops that have been sold outside Delhi; and

- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that farmers in Delhi receive the benefits of the MSP and the timeline for the implementation of the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole including Delhi, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned. Government's price policy is to ensure remunerative prices to farmers by offering to procure their produce at MSP. However, farmers are free to sell their produce to the Government procurement agencies at MSP or in the open market, whichever is advantageous to them.

Price Support Scheme (PSS) which is a components under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) for procurement of notified oil seeds, pulses and copra directly from pre-registered farmers conforming to the prescribed Fair Average Quality (FAQ) norms by Central Nodal Agencies through the State level agencies at Minimum Support Price (MSP) announced by the Government as and when prices fall below the MSP during the harvesting period. This scheme is implemented at the request of  the  concerned  State  Government  /  Union  Territories  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. However no proposal has been received from Government of Delhi under PSS.

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