Central government's big plan for Naxal-affected areas will enhance farmers' income and minimise their reliance on foreign nations

She said farmers are being encouraged to register in advance on NCCF's e-Sanyukt portal to sell their produce to the cooperative society. Offline applications are available for farmers who are not so familiar with the technology. NCCF will procure pulses at the minimum support price (MSP), but if the market price is higher than the MSP, farmers can sell to private traders.

Chandra said, "Assured procurement will encourage farmers to expand cultivation and improve their income while helping reduce India's pulse imports. NCCF, which procures pulses for government stock, hopes to achieve half of its target through this initiative.'

Under the campaign run under the National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm, more than 17 lakh oil palm plants have been planted in an area of ​​​​more than 12,000 hectares in various states. The campaign, launched on July 15, shows the collective efforts of various state governments and palm oil processing companies towards increasing oil palm cultivation in the country.

The campaign, which will run till September 15, 2024, has seen enthusiastic participation from many states including Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. The National Mission for Edible Oils-Oil Palm, launched by the Central Government in August 2021, aims to expand the cultivation of oil palm and promote the production of crude palm oil.

India is the world's second-largest consumer and number one vegetable oil importer and meets nearly 60 percent of its needs through imports. A large portion of this is palm oil and its derivatives, which are imported from Indonesia and Malaysia.