India's Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses
PIB Backgrounder · Agriculture · Posted 11 OCT 2026 12:33PM
What happened
The government marked the first anniversary of the 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses', a six-year initiative backed by a ₹11,440 crore outlay spanning 2025–26 to 2030–31 to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses production. The mission focuses on boosting domestic output, expanding cultivation areas, and providing assured MSP procurement via agencies like NCCF and NAFED.
Why it matters for UPSC
This backgrounder highlights critical government interventions in agricultural crop diversification, food security, MSP frameworks, and supply chain management, which are central to the UPSC syllabus topic on major cropping patterns and agricultural pricing policies in India.
Key objectives
- Achieve self-sufficiency in pulses production with a targeted output of nearly 350 lakh tonnes and a yield of 1,130 kg per hectare by 2030-31.
- Enhance the production of Tur, Urad, and Masoor through a cluster-based approach covering 489 districts.
- Distribute 87.5 lakh free seed kits and 126 lakh quintals of certified seeds over six years, while expanding the pulses cultivation area to 310 lakh hectares.
- Ensure assured procurement of Tur, Urad, and Masoor via NCCF and NAFED alongside establishing 1,000 processing units.