New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday accorded approval for the procurement of 13.77 LMT of Pulses and Oilseeds for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, for the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Haryana.
The arrival of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 has just begun and the government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes, as done in previous seasons, the Ministry said in a statement here.
'Based on the proposal from the states, approval has been accorded for the procurement of 13.77 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds for KMS 2020-21 for the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Haryana,' it further said.