Over 2.75 L Farmers Get Rs 4,820-cr MSP For Pulses

New Delhi: The Centre, during the 2023-24 Rabi season, has procured 6.41 lakh metric tonne of pulses at an MSP value of Rs4,820 crore, which has benefited 2.75 lakh farmers, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on Wednesday.

The procurement to support the farmers included 2.49 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of masoor, 43,000 MT of chana, and 3.48 LMT of moong. Similarly, 12.19 LMT of oilseeds of Rs6,900 crore of MSP value were procured from 5.29 lakh farmers. During the start of the ongoing Kharif season, market prices of soyabean were ruling much below MSP prices, leading to great hardship to farmers.