Cooperation minister Amit Shah on January 4 launched Tur Dal Procurement Portal through which farmers can sell tur dal to government procurement agencies.
Key points
- Through the tur dal procurement portal, farmers can register and sell their produce to NAFED and NCCF.
- As per the government, the move will help India end its import dependency on pulses within three years.
- Through the portal, farmers will be able to sell tur dal to the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) or the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF) at the minimum support price (MSP) or market price, whichever is higher.
- Portal registration of farmers can be done directly or through PACS and FPO.
- The payment to the farmers will be made by NAFED directly into their mapped bank account and no agency will be involved in between.
- Nafed and NCCF will undertake procurement of pulses on behalf of the government to maintain a buffer stock.
