Integrated Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) Scheme
Updated: 16 Oct 2025
Ministry:
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Beneficiary:
Farmers
Overview
The PM-AASHA Scheme provides price assurance for pulses, oilseeds, and copra to stabilize farmer incomes and control price volatility, effective until 2025–26.
- Purpose: Provides price assurance to farmers and help control price volatility of essential commodities.
- Crops Coverage: Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra
- Tenure: Till 2025-26
Key Components of the Scheme
- Price Support Scheme (PSS):
- Crops Covered: Pulses, Oilseeds, and Copra (meeting Fair Average Quality standards).
- Procurement Agencies:
- National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED)
- Food Corporation of India (FCI)
- Beneficiaries: Pre-registered farmers sell directly at Minimum Support Price (MSP) through state agencies.
- Key Update for 2024-25: Government has allowed the procurement of Tur, Urad and Masur under PSS equivalent to 100% of the production of the State.
- Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS):
- Covers all oilseeds for which MSP is notified.
- Direct Payment to Farmers: Envisages direct payment of the difference between the MSP and the selling/modal price (up to 15% of MSP value) to farmers.
- Flexibility for States/UTs: They can choose PSS or PDPS for oilseeds each year/season.
- Market Intervention Scheme (MIS)
- For procurement of perishable commodities not covered under MSP, such as tomato, onion and potato etc.
- Implemented on state/UT request when market prices fall by at least 10% from the previous season.