New Delhi, April 23 -- The government has expanded procurement operations under the PM-AASHA scheme in Chhattisgarh and launched Bihar's first-ever structured pulse procurement initiative under the Atmanirbhar Pulses Mission, according to an official release by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

The procurement drive is being led by National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED).

In Bihar, NCCF has initiated organised procurement of masoor (lentil) for the first time, supported by scientific storage through WDRA-approved warehouses in collaboration with the Central Warehousing Corporation, the release stated.

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