The Chhattisgarh Cabinet decided to procure pulses arhar, uradh and moong at minimum support price from Kharif season 2022-23, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey announced.
He said to promote the Growth of pulses, the cabinet decided to procure arhar (pigeon pea), udah (black gram) and moong (green gram) at minimum support price.
The target of paddy of 110 lakh tonnes will continue. The target of pulses has been kept as 50,000 tonnes.
He accepted that there has been a decrease in the area of pulse production, which needed to be boosted. So, a decision has been taken for government procurement. It will help to increase the income of farmers.
The Minister said there were several complaints that outsiders (domiciles of other states) were getting domicile certificates. To rationalize it, an amendment was being made.
He said for Kharif Marketing year 2021-22, a decision was taken to give incentive to rice millers.
The cabinet decided that the 50 percent amount will be paid with custom milling fee and remaining 50 percent will be paid on depositing the rice to Central Pool as per the target on time.