Business EconomyPosted at: Mar 13 2025 2:42PM


Tur procurement in full swing, 1.31 LMT procured so far: Agri Ministry

New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday said that tur (Arhar) procurement is in full swing across Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana, with a total 1.31 lakh metric ton (LMT) of the key pulse being procured till March 11, 2025.
"The procurement of Tur (Arhar) in other States also will commence very soon. Tur procurement is also done from pre-registered farmers on eSamridhi portal of NAFED and aSamyukti portal of NCCF," the Ministry said in a statement.
In order to incentivize the farmers contributing for the enhancement of domestic production of pulses and to reduce the dependence on imports, the government has approved the procurement of tur, urad and masur under Price Support Scheme (PSS) equivalent to 100% of the production of the State for the procurement year 2024-25.
The government also made an announcement in Budget 2025 that the procurement of tur, urad and masur would be undertaken 100% to the production of the State for another four years up to 2028-29 through central nodal agencies to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses in the country.
Accordingly, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the procurement of tur, masur and urad to the extent of 13.22 LMT, 9.40 LMT and 1.35 LMT respectively.
The Minister approved the procurement of tur in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh under Price Support Scheme for the Kharif 2024-25 season for a total quantity of 13.22 LMT.
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