India, April 26 -- The Madhya Pradesh government has revised quality norms for wheat procurement during the ongoing rabi marketing season, introducing relaxations aimed at facilitating sales by farmers affected by adverse conditions.

Under the revised norms, the permissible limit for underdeveloped grains has been increased from 6% to 10%. The acceptable threshold for damaged grains has also been raised. In addition, wheat with lower lustre will be eligible for procurement subject to specified conditions. Officials said the changes take into account factors such as water scarcity and weather-related impacts that may have affected crop quality this season.

The move is intended to reduce rejection of produce at procurement centres and ens...