NAFED to promote five.5 lakh tonne Pulses at subsidised charge

NAFED to promote five.5 lakh tonne Pulses at subsidised charge

by admin- Monday, January 7th, 2019 07:15:35 PM

NAFED has to this point allotted 5.50 lakh tonne (LT) of Pulses at a subsidised charge to eleven states such as Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh under a central authority scheme for distribution thru PDS and different welfare schemes.

The Pulses being allocated to the states are the only that have been procured without delay from farmers underneath the Price Support Scheme (PSS) that is operationalised simplest while the quotes fall under the minimum support price (MSP).

About fifty one.Sixty two lakh tonne Pulses had been purchased below the PSS by way of NAFED, which turned into assigned this job on behalf of the critical government, inside the final two years. It is now left with a stock of 38 lakh tonne.

To take away the large Pulses stocks, the Centre in October 2018 had accredited a scheme to promote Pulses at a subsidised price of Rs 15 in line with kg over the problem charge to states for distribution only below the welfare programmes of each state and central governments.

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