Parliament Question: Digital portals used for procurement of crops

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 804 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06/02/2026 DIGITAL PORTALS USED FOR PROCUREMENT OF CROPS 804. SHRI RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) the list of Central and State digital portals used for procurement of crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and also the number of farmers denied MSP procurement due to digital/registration failures in the last 24 months, State-wise; (b) the State-wise total estimated production and procurement of cotton by Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) during Kharif 2025-26 and also the number of farmers denied MSP owing to the glitches/failures in the CCI app; and (c) measures taken to compensate farmers denied MSP either on account of App failure or otherwise including payment of difference by Government and the amounts released, particularly for Cotton, Bajara, Moong and other Kharif crops? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR) (a) to (c): Procurement of coarse grains is regulated by guidelines for allocation, distribution, and disposal of coarse grains (Jowar, Bajra, Maize & Ragi, etc.) and 6 minor millets procured by the States/FI. Under these guidelines, States are allowed to procure these commodities in Decentralised Procurement mode from farmers at Minimum Support Price (MSP) for distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)/Other Welfare Schemes (OWS). The number of Farmers benefited from coarse grains during the last 2 years is given in Annexure –I, and data on coarse-grain procurement and farmers benefited from MSP for the last 2 years is given in Annexure –II. The State-wise total estimated production and procurement of cotton by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) during cotton season 2025–26 is given in Annexure-III. Further, CCI has informed that no cases have been reported of farmers being denied MSP due to glitches or failures in the Kapas Kisan App and all payments for cotton procured under MSP operations were made directly into the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of farmers through the National Automated Clearing House (NACH).Annexure –I Number of Farmers benefited for coarse grains (as on 21.01.2026) KMS Commodity Gujarat Karnataka Maharashtra Odisha U.P Tamil Nadu Uttrakhand Haryana 2024-25* Jowar 8 17,991 1,017 - 10,731 - - - Bajra 936 - 0 - 19,030 - 90,000 - Maize 0 - 01 - 10,000 - - - Ragi 6 2,17,036 289 62,007 - 1,892 - 9,499 Total 15,950* 2,35,027 1,307 62,007 39,761 1,892 90,000 9,499 2025-26** Jowar 500 25,000 10,750 - 15,000 - - - Bajra 5,000 - 8,500 - 30,000 - - - Maize 100 - 10,400 - 5,000 - - - Ragi 50 4,25,000 1,100 66,500 - 4,250 - 10,000 Minor Millets 19,500 - - - - - - - Total 25,150 4,50,000 30,750 66,500 50,000 4,250 10,000 Note- Information as provided by State governments in their procurement proposals. *The total farmers likely to be benefitted during KMS 2024-25(Rabi) is 15000 because crop-wise break up of farmers benefited data has not been provided by Gujarat. ** The number of likely farmers to be benefitted during KMS 2025-26(kharif crop) as per the procurement plan submitted by the State Government.Annexure –II STATEMENT SHOWING PROCUREMENT OF COARSEGRAINS KMS COMMODIT Andhra Gujarat Haryana Karnataka Madhya Maharashtra Uttar Odisha Uttarakhand Tamil Total MSP MSP Value Y Pradesh Pradesh Pradesh Nadu Procurement (Rs./qtl) (in crore) (MT) 2024-25 JOWAR - 27 - 115352 908 937 46942 - - - 164166 3371 553.40 JOWAR(Rabi 35402 5300 - 78676 - 131311 - - - 250689 3371 845.07 ) BAJRA - 3818 156000 - - - 101311 - - - 261129 2625 685.46 BAJRA(Rabi) - 82223 - - - - - - - 82223 2625 215.84 MAIZE - - - - - 1 - - - 1 2225 0.00 MAIZE(Rabi) - 118 - - - 51 19312 - - - 19481 2225 43.35 RAGI 205 5 - 346079 - 233 40000 3139 4050 393711 4290 1689.02 RAGI (Rabi) 902 - - - - - - - - 902 4290 3.87 Total 36509 91491 156000 540107 908 132533 167565 40000 3139 4050 1172302 0.00 2025-26* JOWAR - - - - 379 1112 43562 - - - 45053 3699 166.65 JOWAR(Rabi - - - - - - - - - 0 3699 0.00 ) BAJRA - 13546 233 - - - 213973 - - - 227752 2775 632.01 BAJRA(Rabi) - - - - - - - - - - 0 2775 0.00 MAIZE - 515 - - - 17677 13209 - - - 31401 2400 75.36 MAIZE(Rabi) - - - - - - - - - - 0 2400 0.00 RAGI - 10 - - - - - - 4272 966 5248 4886 25.64 RAGI (Rabi) - - - - - - - - - - 0 4886 0.00 Total 0 14071 233 0 379 18789 270744 0 4272 966 309454 0.00Annexure-III The State-wise total estimated production and procurement of cotton by the CCI during cotton season 2025–26: Estimated Production MSP Procurement Name of the State (Lakh bales) * (Lakh bales) ** Punjab 2.88 0.46 Haryana 9.75 1.96 Rajasthan 19.71 3.44 Gujarat 70.99 15.90 Maharashtra 72.66 19.90 Madhya Pradesh 17.1 4.97 Telangana 54.4 29.32 Andhra Pradesh 9.39 3.86 Karnataka 25.54 6.81 Tamil Nadu 0.76 - Orissa 8.42 2.38 West Bengal & Others 0.55 0.00 Total 292.15 89.01 *Production as per Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (COCPC) meeting dated 8.12.2025 ** As on 31.01.2026 *****