As per report Union minister amit shah has launched a new website to procure pulses directly from farmers. Union home minister and Cooperatives minister amit shah has launched the website developed by National Agricultural Cooperative Market Federation, National Cooperative Consumers Federation for registration, purchase and payment of duram dal farmers.
Amit Shah addressed a national seminar on self-reliance in pulses. Speaking then, he said that we have taken an initiative through the website to help the farmers to sell duram dal through pre-registration through National Agricultural Cooperative Market Federation and National Cooperative Consumer Federation. He also said that they can receive money at market rates through direct remittances above the minimum support price or above the minimum support price.
Through this, in the coming days, farmers' prosperity, country's self-sufficiency in pulse production and nutrition campaigns will be strengthened, he said. With this, amit shah mentioned that our campaign to change the cropping system will be accelerated and there will also be changes in the fields of land reform and water conservation. He informed that this is the beginning of huge changes in the agriculture sector in the coming days.
Amit Shah said that although the country is not self-sufficient in pulses, we are self-sufficient in green lentils and chickpeas. He said that in an agricultural country like india, water availability is increasing and different climates in different parts of the country are very beneficial for agriculture.
Amit Shah said prime minister Narendra Modi has placed a huge onus on pulses farmers to make india 'self-reliant' in the pulses sector by 2027. amit shah expressed hope that with farmers' cooperation, india will become self-sufficient in pulses by december 2027 and the country will not have to import even one kg of pulses.
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