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Date: 2025-09-19 Category: Not Applicable State: Tamil Nadu Country: India

AGRICULTURE - FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT--Implementation of Price Support Scheme (PSS) - Procurement of Green Gram During Kharif Season 2025-2026 – Expected Production, Sowing Area, Sowing Period, Average Yield, Peak Arrival / Harvesting Period.

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**Executive Summary** The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated September 19, 2025, announces the implementation of the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for Green Gram during the Kharif season 2025-2026. The notification outlines key details of the scheme, including the crop calendar, sowing and harvesting periods, expected production, and the districts covered. The scheme's proposed duration is from September 15, 2025, to December 14, 2025. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Scheme Overview:** * Implementation of the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for Green Gram during the Kharif season 2025-2026. * The scheme aims to ensure remunerative prices for Green Gram farmers to encourage higher investment and production. * The scheme is in accordance with the revised guidelines for Price Support Scheme (PSS) issued by the Government of India in October 2024. * **Key Dates and Periods:** * Sowing Period: April - August * Harvesting Period: September - December * Commencement of arrival: Second week of July 2025 * Peak arrival period: September 2025 to October 2025 * Scheme Duration: September 15, 2025, to December 14, 2025 * **Production Details:** * Expected Quantity of Procurement: 2,464 MT * Sowing Area: 17,489 Ha (Final Estimate 2024-25) * Expected Production: 9,855 MT (Final Estimate 2024-25) * Average Yield: 564 Kg/Ha (Final Estimate 2024-25) * **Pricing and Districts:** * Ruling Market Price: Rs.86 to Rs.91 per Kg of Green gram * Minimum Support Price: Rs. 8,768 per quintal * Districts Covered: Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Vellore, Erode, Thiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Madurai, and Ranipet Districts **Impact Analysis** **Green Gram Farmers** *Impact:* The scheme seeks to provide a stable price environment, preventing losses and encouraging the adoption of modern technology and inputs for increased production. *Action Required:* Farmers should be aware of the sowing and harvesting periods and the opportunity to sell their produce at the Minimum Support Price. **Consumers** *Impact:* The scheme intends to safeguard the interests of consumers by ensuring a reasonable supply of Green Gram at a low cost. *Action Required:* Consumers may benefit from stable Green Gram prices. **Government of Tamil Nadu** *Impact:* The government is responsible for implementing the Price Support Scheme (PSS) and ensuring its smooth operation in Tamil Nadu. *Action Required:* The government must execute the scheme within the designated districts and timeframe, adhering to the established guidelines and pricing structure.

Key Entities Referenced

Price Support Scheme (PSS): A scheme to ensure remunerative prices to agricultural growers with the aim of encouraging higher investment and production. Tamil Nadu: The geographical area where the Green Gram procurement policy is applicable. Green gram: The agricultural commodity covered under this specific price support notification in Tamil Nadu. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP): The commission whose recommendations are considered for Minimum Support Prices (MSP).
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© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2025 [Price: Re. 0.80 Paise. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 592] CHENNAI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 Purattasi 3, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2056 Part II—Section 1 Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public issued by Secretariat Departments. NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURE - FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) - PROCUREMENT OF GREEN GRAM DURING KHARIF SEASON 2025-2026 – EXPECTED PRODUCTION, SOWING AREA, SOWING PERIOD, AVERAGE YIELD, PEAK ARRIVAL / HARVESTING PERIOD. [G.O. (2D). No. 172, Agriculture - farmers welfare (AP4), 19th September 2025, புரட்டாாசி 3, விசுவாாவாசு, திருவாள்ளுவார் ஆண்டு-2056.] No. II(1)/AGFW/26(d)/2025. Crop calendar and Harvesting period of A remunerative and stable price environment for Green gram Green gram in the State of Tamil Nadu growers / farmers is very important for increasing agricultural production and productivity. The market price for agricultural produce many times tends to be unstable and volatile which may result in undue losses to the growers and discourage adoption of the modern technology and required inputs. The Government’s price policy for agricultural commodities seeks to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and production and to safeguard the interest of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices with low cost of intermediation. The price policy also seeks to evolve a balanced and integrated price structure in the perspective of the overall needs of the economy. Towards this end, the Government announce Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for major agricultural commodities each year in both the Crop seasons after taking into account the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). Ex-II-1(592) [ 1 ]2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY In the scheme for the procurement of Green gram in the year of 2025-2026 Kharif season as per the revised guidelines for Price Support Scheme (PSS) (Pulses, Oil Seeds & Copra) October 2024 issued by the Government of India, (Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare), the notification regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Green gram in the State of Tamil Nadu is to be required as part of proposal. Therefore, the Government of Tamil Nadu is willing to implement the Price Support Scheme (PSS) and its operation in Tamil Nadu and accordingly declare the following details:- NOTIFICATION FOR GREEN GRAM IN TAMIL NADU– KHARIF 2025-2026 1. Crop : Green gram 2. Commodity to be notified : Green gram 3. Crop calendar year : Throughout the year 4. Sowing Period : April –August 5. Harvesting period for Kharif : September - December 6. Commencement of arrival for Kharif : 2nd week of July 2025 7. Peak arrival period for Kharif : September 2025 to October 2025 8. Expected Quantity of Procurement : 2,464 MT 9. Proposed duration of the scheme and : 15.09.2025 to 14.12.2025 – Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, districts covered Krishnagiri, Vellore, Erode, Thiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Madurai and Ranipet Districts 10. Details of Green gram Production for Kharif Season in Tamil Nadu 17,489 Ha a) Sowing Area : (Final Estimate 2024-25) 9,855 MT b) Expected production : (Final Estimate 2024-25) 564 Kg/Ha c) Average yield : (Final Estimate 2024-25) d) Ruling market price : Rs.86 to Rs.91 per Kg of Green gram e) Minimum Support price : Rs. 8,768 per quintal f) Major Kharif Green gram growing : Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Vellore, Erode, districts Thiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Madurai and Ranipet Districts V. DAKSHINAMOORTHY, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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