Approval to continue PM-AASHA scheme till 2025-26, purchase of tur starts in many states
PM-AASHA: The government has allowed the purchase of tur, urad, and masoor equal to 100 percent of the state's production for the 2024-25 procurement year under PSS. In Budget 2025, the government has also announced that the purchase of tur (arhar), urad, and masoor up to 100 percent of the state's production will continue for the next four years to achieve self-sufficiency in terms of pulses in the country.
The Center has approved extending the Integrated Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) scheme through to the 15th Finance Commission that is 2025-26. The integrated PM-AASHA scheme is likely to make procurement of products by farmers effective, says an official notification. It is important that there is a remunerative price to farmers along with checking the price volatility of important products.
Procurement is done on behalf of central nodal agencies by pre-registered farmers through the Integrated PM-ASHA Scheme. It is done under the Price Support Scheme (PSS), where the procurement of notified pulses, oilseeds, and copra on terms of prescribed Fair Average Quality (FAQ) is done on MSP (Minimum Support Price) by state-level agencies directly.
The government has allowed the purchase of tur, urad, and lentils equal to 100 percent of the state's production for the 2024-25 procurement year under PSS. In Budget 2025, the government has also announced that the procurement of tur (arhar), urad, and lentils up to 100 percent of the state's production will continue for the next four years to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses in the country.
