{"id":347310,"date":"2025-10-03T16:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=347310"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:04:01","slug":"national-pulses-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-pulses-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"National Pulses Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Union Cabinet has recently approved the <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Pulses Mission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About National Pulses Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pwonlyias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-67a49269a01ee-e1738838771754.webp?resize=384%2C323&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mission For Aatmanirbharta In Pulses\" width=\"384\" height=\"323\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Ministry of finance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>six-year national initiative<\/strong> to boost domestic production of pulses, reduce import dependency, and achieve self-sufficiency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> T<strong>o achieve self-reliance in pulses by 2030-31.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objectives:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It seeks to <strong>reduce India\u2019s dependence on imports and conserve valuable foreign exchange.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It intends to <strong>meet the rising domestic demand<\/strong> for pulses through increased production <strong>and ensure better incomes<\/strong> for farmers.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>promotes sustainable, climate-resilient, and soil health\u2013friendly<\/strong> agricultural practices.<\/li>\n<li>It aims<strong> to generate rural employment<\/strong> through production and processing activities in both farming and post-harvest processing sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Mission<strong> will converge with the Soil Health Programme, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization, balanced fertilizer use, and plant protection initiatives<\/strong>, supported by ICAR, KVKs, and State Departments.<\/li>\n<li>The Mission will also establish a <strong>mechanism to monitor global pulse prices<\/strong> to safeguard farmer confidence and prevent distress sales.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features of the Mission<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>cluster-based approach<\/strong> will be adopted to tailor interventions according to the needs of each cluster to ensure effective resource allocation and geographic diversification.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assured procurement<\/strong> of <strong>Tur, Urad, and Masoor<\/strong> will be carried out under the <strong>Price Support Scheme (PSS)<\/strong> of <strong>PM-AASHA<\/strong>, with <strong>NAFED and NCCF undertaking 100% procurement<\/strong> in participating states for the <strong>next four years<\/strong> from registered farmers.<\/li>\n<li>The mission will adopt a <strong>comprehensive strategy<\/strong>, covering r<strong>esearch, seed systems, area expansion, procurement, and price stability.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Research will focus on developing <strong>high-yielding, pest-resistant, and climate-resilient varieties of pulses<\/strong>, with multi-location trials across major pulse-growing states to ensure regional suitability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>States will prepare <strong>five-year rolling seed production plans <\/strong>and <strong>ICAR <\/strong>will supervise<strong> breeder seed production<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foundation and certified seed production<\/strong> will be carried out by <strong>state and central agencies<\/strong>, and monitored through the <strong>SATHI (Seed Authentication, Traceability &amp; Holistic Inventory) portal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A total of <strong>126 lakh quintals of certified seeds<\/strong> will be distributed to farmers, covering <strong>370 lakh hectares by 2030-31<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Mission will <strong>expand <\/strong>the area under pulses to <strong>310 lakh hectares<\/strong> by 2030-31, targeting <strong>rice fallows<\/strong> and diversifiable lands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>88 lakh seed kits <\/strong>will be distributed free of cost to farmers to promote intercropping and diversification<\/li>\n<li><strong>Structured training programmes<\/strong> will be conducted for farmers and seed growers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1,000 post-harvest processing units<\/strong> will be set up to reduce losses and improve value addition, with a <strong>maximum subsidy of \u20b925 lakh<\/strong> available for establishing processing and packaging units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Union Cabinet has recently approved the National Pulses Mission.\u00a0 About National Pulses Mission It is a six-year national initiative to boost domestic production of pulses, reduce import dependency, and achieve self-sufficiency. Aim: To achieve self-reliance in pulses by 2030-31. 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