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Govt fixes chickpea procurement price at ₹5,875 per quintal; online registration begins¸ nine centres approved

Ch. Sambhajinagar, March 11 (UNI) The process for procurement of chickpea under the Minimum Support Price scheme for the 2025–26 season has begun in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, with farmers now able to register online to sell their produce at the government-fixed rate.
The procurement programme is being implemented jointly by the Maharashtra State Cooperative Marketing Federation, Mumbai, and the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation (NCCF), following the support price announced by the Central Government.
According to officials, the online registration of farmers as well as the procurement process started on 1 March 2026. Farmers intending to sell their chickpea crop under the scheme must complete their online registration within the prescribed period from 1 March 2026 to 31 March 2026.
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