Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved proposals from the state governments for procuring record quantities of pulses and oilseeds during the Rabi 2025-26 season at Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said that this procurement will be carried out under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) and will provide relief to farmers from the compulsion of selling their crops at throwaway prices. It added that through the approved PSS proposals for Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka, scientific and well-managed procurement at MSP of important pulse and oilseed crops like gram, masoor, mustard, and kusum (safflower) will be ensured.

The total value of the approved procurement stands at more than 11,698 crore rupees, aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to farmers and preventing distress sale of produce. The Ministry said the move will benefit lakhs of farmers across the three states by ensuring fair prices for key pulses and oilseed crops, while strengthening food and nutritional security in the country.