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Union Cabinet Approves Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses

Posted 03 Oct 2025

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Article Summary

The Union Cabinet approved a 6-year, Rs 11,440 crore initiative to boost domestic pulse production, achieve self-sufficiency, reduce imports, and improve farmer incomes through targeted interventions.

The Mission was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 to reduce import dependency, meet the rising demand, maximize production, and enhance farmers’ income.

Key Features 

  • Time Period: 6 Years (2025-26 to 2030-31).
  • Financial Outlay: Rs 11,440 crore.
  • Aim: Boosting domestic production and achieving self-sufficiency (Aatmanirbharta) in pulses.
    • Several initiatives will be taken under the mission for developing and disseminating Climate-Resilient & Improved Seed Varieties, developing post-harvest infrastructure, value addition etc. 
  • Target:
    • Area: Increase area under pulses to 310 lakh hectares.
      • It also seeks to expand the area under pulses by an additional 35 lakh hectares by targeting rice fallow areas and other diversifiable lands. 
    • Production: To drive production to 350 lakh tonnes.
    • Productivity: Raise yield to 1130 kg/ha.
  • Approach: It will adopt a cluster-based approach, tailoring interventions to the specific needs of each cluster.
  • Focus Crops: Tur/Arhar (pigeon pea); Urad (black gram) & Masoor (red lentil). 
  • Assured Procurement: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) & National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd (NCCF) will procure 100% of produce from farmers in participating states over the next 4 years.
  • Mechanism for Monitoring Global Pulse Prices: It will be established under the mission to safeguard farmer confidence.

Need for the Self-Reliance in Pulses

  • Production: India is the world’s largest producer; Production rose from 192.55 lakh tonnes in FY14 to 244.93 FY24 lakh tonnes. However, domestic production has not kept pace with demand.
    • India is largest consumer of pulses. With rising incomes and standard of living, pulses consumption has increased. 
  • Largest Importer:India's pulse imports have seen a significant rise. India imported a record 72.56 lakh tonnes of pulses worth $5.48 billion during 2024-25.
  • Tags :
  • Union Budget 2025-26
  • Aatmanirbharta in Pulses
  • National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED)
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