Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved a procurement plan worth 15 thousand crore rupees in Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh for the current Kharif season. In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare said the approvals were granted during a high-level meeting under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan, and other schemes of the Ministry.

 

 

The Agriculture Minister said these approvals have been granted to ensure that farmers receive better returns for their produce and to safeguard their incomes while protecting them from market fluctuations. 

 

 

The Ministry has approved the procurement of more than four thousand four hundred metric tonnes (MT) of moong, 100 per cent of urad and 25 per cent of soyabean from Telangana. It has also approved the procurement of 18,470 metric tonnes of arhar from Odisha.

 

 

The Centre has also approved the procurement of 33 thousand metric tonnes of moong, 3 lakh 25 thousand 680 metric tonnes of urad (black gram), and 18 lakh 50 thousand 700 metric tonnes of soybean from Maharashtra. Additionally, about 22 lakh 21 thousand 632 metric tonnes of soyabean will be procured from Madhya Pradesh.