Date: 2026-03-30Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan approves procurement of over 18 lakh metric tonnes of Rabi crops at MSP worth over Rs 11,698 crore in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka
**Executive Summary**
Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the procurement of over 18 lakh metric tonnes of Rabi pulses and oilseeds under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the 2025-26 and 2026 seasons. The initiative, valued at over Rs 11,698 crore, covers Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka to ensure farmers receive remunerative prices. This approval aims to prevent distress sales and enhance national food and nutritional security.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Haryana Procurement Details (Rabi 2026)**
* Approval granted for more than 3.73 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of gram and mustard.
* Total procurement value exceeds Rs 2,312.12 crore.
* Specific quantities include 13,082 MT of gram and 360,528 MT of mustard.
**Uttar Pradesh Procurement Details (Rabi 2026)**
* Total procurement of approximately 14.31 lakh MT approved, worth approximately Rs 9,341 crore.
* Includes 2,24,000 MT of gram valued at Rs 1,316 crore.
* Full demand (100%) for masoor approved at 6,77,000 MT, valued at Rs 4,739 crore (Rs 70,000 per MT).
* Mustard procurement approved for 5,30,000 MT, valued at Rs 3,286 crore (Rs 62,000 per MT).
**Karnataka Procurement Details (Rabi 2025-26)**
* Approval granted for 6,923 MT of kusum (safflower), representing 25% of the state’s proposed quantity.
* The MSP for kusum is fixed at Rs 65,400 per MT, totaling Rs 45.27 crore.
**Operational and Strategic Goals**
* Procurement will be conducted through scientific and well-managed PSS protocols.
* Ensures transparent and robust payments through a POS-based procurement arrangement.
* Aims to increase domestic oilseed and pulse production while empowering the agriculture sector.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka**
**Impact**
Farmers gain access to fair, remunerative Minimum Support Prices (MSP), providing relief from the compulsion of selling crops at "throwaway prices."
**Action Required**
Participate in the state-organized procurement programs and utilize POS-based systems for transparent transactions.
**State Governments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka**
**Impact**
State proposals for record quantities of pulses and oilseeds have been sanctioned, enabling large-scale official procurement.
**Action Required**
Execute scientific procurement processes and maintain robust POS-based arrangements to ensure transparent payments to farmers.
Key Entities Referenced
Price Support Scheme (PSS): The central government scheme under which the procurement of pulses and oilseeds is carried out to ensure remunerative prices for farmers.
Minimum Support Price (MSP): The fixed price at which the government approves the procurement of Rabi crops to protect farmers from selling at low market prices.
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan: The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare who granted approval for the procurement proposals.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: The primary central ministry responsible for overseeing the procurement process and farmer welfare initiatives.
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka: The primary states where the procurement of Rabi crops such as gram, mustard, masoor, and kusum has been authorized.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh
Chouhan approves procurement of over 18 lakh
metric tonnes of Rabi crops at MSP worth over
Rs 11,698 crore in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and
Karnataka
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has given approval for
procurement of more than 3.73 lakh metric tonnes of gram
and mustard at MSP for Rabi 2026 season in Haryana, worth
more than Rs 2,312 crore
Shri Shivraj Singh has granted approval for procurement of
approximately 14.31 lakh metric tonnes of gram, masoor, and
mustard at MSP in Uttar Pradesh, for around Rs 9,341 crore
Shri Shivraj Singh has approved the PSS proposal for
procurement of 6,923 metric tonnes of kusum (safflower) at
MSP in Karnataka, for Rs 45.27 crore
Posted On: 30 MAR 2026 9:24PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh
Chouhan has approved proposals from the state governments for procuring record quantities of
pulses and oilseeds during the Rabi 2025-26 season at Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Haryana,
Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka, which will ensure remunerative prices for the produce of lakhs of
farmers. This procurement will be carried out under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) and will
provide relief to farmers from the compulsion of selling their crops at throwaway prices.Union
Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, while approving the proposal of the Haryana government, has
permitted the procurement of 13,082 metric tonnes of gram and 3,60,528 metric tonnes of mustard
at MSP for the Rabi 2026 season. This procurement will be done under PSS and the total MSP value
of these approvals will be more than Rs 2,312.12 crore, which will ensure remunerative prices for
the gram and mustard producing farmers of Haryana.
Under the PSS proposal of Uttar Pradesh, approval has been given for procurement of 2,24,000
metric tonnes of gram at MSP for the Rabi 2026 season, for which the MSP value is Rs 1,316 crore.
Full demand (100 per cent) of 6,77,000 metric tonnes for masoor has been approved, on which theMSP value will be Rs 4,739 crore at the rate of Rs 70,000 per metric tonne, while for mustard, the
approved quantity of 5,30,000 metric tonnes will have an MSP value of Rs 3,286 crore at the rate of
Rs 62,000 per metric tonne.
Karnataka: Procurement of kusum (safflower) under PSS
In Karnataka, Shri Shivraj Singh has granted approval to the PSS proposal for kusum (safflower)
crop during the Rabi 2025-26 season, under which the produce of approved quantity of 6,923 metric
tonnes will be procured at MSP. In the proposal sent by the state, 25 per cent quantity (6,923 metric
tonnes) has been approved and the MSP for kusum for 2025-26 is fixed at Rs 65,400 per metric
tonne, from which the total MSP value comes to Rs 45.27 crore.
Major benefit to farmers in all three states
Through the approved PSS proposals for Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka, scientific and
well-managed procurement at MSP of important pulse and oilseed crops like gram, masoor,
mustard, and kusum (safflower) will be ensured. This will not only provide fair prices for their
produce to the farmers, but will also strengthen the resolve of the government under the leadership
of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to enhance food and nutritional security in the country,
increase oilseed and pulse production, and empower the agriculture sector. Along with this, since the
arrangement for POS-based procurement by the states is already robust, transparent payment will be
ensured for the farmers.
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