Govt launches tur dal purchase portal

Cooperation minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a portal through which farmers can sell tur dal to government procurement agencies, saying the move will be expanded to help India end its import dependency on pulses within three years.

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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.

A similar facility will be launched soon for other farm produce, he said, adding that the farmers will have direct benefit transfer benefits.

About 6.8 million has already been transferred to 25 farmers toward payment for sale of tur via the portal, he added.

Nafed and NCCF will undertake procurement of pulses on behalf of the government to maintain a buffer stock.