100% Procurement of Key Pulses at MSP
Why focus: Clusters with Pulses Mission — GS3 Agriculture, sets up tricky How-Many-Correct traps regarding MSP without quantitative ceilings.
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What Happened
Why It Matters
Background
History & Context
What Changed
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Procurement Limits: BEFORE, pulse procurement under the Price Support Scheme was generally capped at 25 percent of a state's total production. NOW, the government has removed quantitative ceilings to procure 100 percent of tur, urad, and masoor offered by registered farmers.
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Market Certainty: BEFORE, procurement targets and guarantees were often decided on a seasonal or annual basis, leaving farmers hesitant to risk pulse cultivation. NOW, a four-year extended guarantee until 2028-29 provides long-term income security to encourage crop diversification.
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Digital Integration: BEFORE, farmers faced localized, manual registration processes for selling their crops to state agencies, which often lacked transparency. NOW, a centralized digital framework using NAFED's e-Samridhi and NCCF's e-Samyukti portals ensures transparent, direct registration and procurement.
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Practice Questions
Q1
With Reference ToWith reference to the government's 100 percent procurement policy for pulses, consider the following statements: 1. The procurement is carried out exclusively by the Food Corporation of India (FCI). 2. The policy covers 100 percent procurement of tur, urad, and masoor harvests at Minimum Support Price (MSP). 3. Farmers must register on digital platforms like e-Samridhi and e-Samyukti to sell their produce. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?