**Executive Summary**
This document outlines the progress and initiatives under the "Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses," approved on October 1st, 2025. The mission aims to enhance pulse production and availability by focusing on key pulses and improving post-harvest infrastructure, with a six-year duration from 2025-26 to 2030-31. A financial outlay of Rs. 11,440 crore has been approved, and 1000 post-harvest processing units are targeted by 2030-31.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Procurement of Pulses:**
* Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs), NAFED and NCCF, periodically review pulse procurement.
* CNAs procure Tur, Urad, and Masoor from registered farmers to ensure remunerative prices and self-sufficiency.
* During the Rabi 2026-27 season, 1.5 lakh pulse farmers have been registered.
* **"Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses" Scheme:**
* Approved by the Union Cabinet on October 1st, 2025, as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
* Financial outlay of Rs. 11,440 crore for the period 2025-26 to 2030-31.
* **Objectives:**
* Enhance pulses production, with a focus on Tur, Urad, and Masoor.
* Promote climate-resilient seed production and availability.
* Increase area under pulse cultivation.
* Promote post-harvest storage and management technologies.
* Support procurement of Tur, Urad, and Masoor by NAFED and NCCF for four years under Price Support Scheme (PSS) norms (PM-AASHA).
* **Post-Harvest Infrastructure Development:**
* Financial assistance is provided for the construction of new Pulse Processing and Packaging Units.
* Assistance is at 33% of project cost or a maximum of Rs. 25 lakh, whichever is less.
* A target of 1000 processing units is set for the period 2025-26 to 2030-31.
* **Completed Projects under CEFPPC (PMKSY):**
* 23 pulse processing units approved for creation/expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities.
* 18 of these projects have been completed.
* Total project cost: Rs. 315.88 Crore.
* Total approved Grants-in-aid (GIA)/subsidy: Rs. 74.39 Crore.
* Created processing capacity: 4.44 LMT per annum.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers**
* **Impact:** Will benefit from remunerative prices for their produce through procurement by CNAs, access to climate-resilient seeds, and improved post-harvest management technologies, potentially leading to increased income and production.
* **Action Required:** Register with NAFED and NCCF for procurement.
**Central Nodal Agencies (NAFED and NCCF)**
* **Impact:** Will be responsible for the procurement of pulses and potentially involved in the implementation of post-harvest infrastructure development initiatives.
* **Action Required:** Undertake procurement of Tur, Urad, and Masoor from registered farmers as per PSS norms.
**Food Processing and Preservation Sector**
* **Impact:** Will receive financial assistance for establishing new processing and packaging units, leading to increased capacity and potential for value addition in the pulse sector.
* **Action Required:** Apply for and utilize financial assistance for the creation and expansion of processing and packaging units.
Key Entities Referenced
Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses: A centrally sponsored scheme aimed at enhancing pulses production, promoting climate-resilient seeds, and supporting post-harvest technologies.
Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA): A scheme that provides support for the procurement of pulses (Tur, Urad, and Masoor) by NAFED and NCCF under Price Support Scheme norms.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY): A scheme that includes the Creation and Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC), under which pulse processing units are approved.
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED): A Central Nodal Agency involved in the procurement of pulses from registered farmers.
National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF): A Central Nodal Agency involved in the procurement of pulses from registered farmers.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Status of Aatmanirbharta Mission in Pulses
Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 6:36PM by PIB Delhi
Progress on procurement of Pulses is periodically reviewed with Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) namely
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and National Cooperative
Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF). To ensure remunerative price to the farmers and self
sufficiency in pulse production, CNAs undertake procurement of Tur, Urad & Masoor from registered
farmers as much as offered by them. During Rabi 2026-27 procurement season, the Government of India
has already registered 1.5 lakh pulse farmers through NAFED & NCCF.
The Union Cabinet has approved a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, “Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses”,
on 1st October, 2025 with a financial outlay of Rs 11,440 crore for a period of six years from 2025-26 to
2030-31. The objective of the Mission is to enhance pulses production with a special focus on Tur, Urad and
Masoor, promote production and availability of climate resilient seeds for farmers, increase area under
pulses cultivation and promote post-harvest storage and management technologies, support for procurement
of Tur, Urad and Masoor by NAFED and the NCCF for next four years as per Price Support Scheme (PSS)
norms under Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA). To strengthen post-harvest
infrastructure, financial assistance is provided for construction of new Pulse Processing, Packaging Units
@ 33% of the project cost or maximum up to Rs. 25 lakh (whichever is less). 1000 processing units have
been targeted over the period 2025-26 to 2030-31.
Further, 23 pulse processing units have been approved for Creation and Expansion of Food Processing and
Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) under Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), of which 18
projects have been completed. Total project cost of the above mentioned projects is Rs. 315.88 Crore with
total approved Grants-in-aid (GIA)/subsidy of Rs. 74.39 cr to creat processing capacity of 4.44 LMT per
annum.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Bhagirath
Choudhary in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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