New Delhi: An Inter-Ministerial meeting held here today under chairmanship of Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, Shri Hem Pande reviewed prices and availability of pulses here today. In the meeting, it was informed that Government agencies- NAFED, FCI and SFAC have started aggressive procurement operations to ensure minimum support prices to farmers after the arrival of crop in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The meeting was informed that after the intervention of the Government agencies through direct procurement from the farmers at MSP, farmers are getting better prices for their crop in market also. So far, 200 centres have been set up in pulses producing states and more centres will be added after arrival of Tur crop in October- November. Shri Hem Pande directed the procurement agencies to ensure that farmers get minimum support prices for pulses and wide publicity should be given to the procurement operations in pulses procuring pockets.
