New Delhi, March 31 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved procurement of over 18 lakh metric tonnes of pulses and oilseeds under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism for the Rabi 2025 26 season across Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka, with a total outlay exceeding Rs 11,698 crore.
The procurement, to be undertaken under the Price Support Scheme (PSS), is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices for farmers and preventing distress sales in the market.
In Haryana, the minister approved procurement of more than 3.73 lakh metric tonnes of gram and mustard, valued at over Rs 2,312 crore. This includes 13,082 metric tonnes of gram and 3,60,528 metric tonnes of mustard.
For Uttar Pradesh, approval has been g...