Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses

It is a central government mission, approved by the Union Cabinet on 1 October 2025 with a ₹11,440-crore outlay over six years (2025-26 to 2030-31), to make India self-reliant in tur (arhar), urad and masoor by boosting production and guaranteeing where farmers can sell their harvest.

Only three pulses: tur (arhar), urad (black gram) and masoor (red lentil). Other pulses are not part of this mission's specific guarantees.

If you grow tur, urad or masoor and register with NAFED (e-Samridhi) or NCCF (e-Samyukti), these agencies will buy 100% of the produce you offer, at the Minimum Support Price, for the next four procurement years — not a fixed quota.

Register on esamridhi.in (NAFED) or esamyukti.in (NCCF), directly or through your PACS/FPO, using Aadhaar and your land details, then complete e-KYC before your state's procurement window opens.

Seed kits are not applied for online — contact your Block or District Agriculture Office, or the nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra. States distribute the 88 lakh free seed kits planned over the mission period through their own agriculture department network.

The outlay is ₹11,440 crore, spread over six years from 2025-26 to 2030-31.

The Government has set a target of India becoming fully self-reliant (aatmanirbhar) in pulses by December 2027, and raising overall pulses production to 350 lakh tonnes by 2030-31.

NFSM (now NFSNM) supports pulses as one of several crops — rice, wheat, coarse cereals, cotton, jute, sugarcane are also in its scope — mainly through seed and demonstration support. This mission is pulses-only, focused specifically on tur, urad and masoor, has its own separate ₹11,440-crore budget, and adds a 4-year guaranteed-procurement commitment that NFSM does not offer.

Yes. The mission plans 1,000 new processing units, with a capital subsidy of 33% of the project cost or up to ₹25 lakh, whichever is less, for eligible units.

Yes. The operational guidelines direct priority to small and marginal farmers for seed-kit assistance, and reserve at least 20% of relevant component funds for women farmers.

Yes. Free seed-kit distribution is capped at 1 acre per farmer, overall seed assistance to an individual is capped at 5 hectares in a season, and a farmer cannot get another kit of the same crop/variety for at least 2 years after receiving one.

Payment is made by Direct Benefit Transfer straight into your Aadhaar-seeded bank account after your produce clears the quality check and weighment at the procurement centre.

It is a pan-India Centrally Sponsored Scheme — every state and UT is covered, though the pace of seed-kit distribution and new processing units depends on each state's own implementation plan approved under the mission.

NAFED's farmer helpline numbers are 1800 111 622 and 1800 210 1222, available on working days during NAFED's official hours; you can also email [email protected].

The complete Operational Guidelines 2025 are published on the mission's official portal, pulsesmission.da.gov.in, under the Guidelines section — they cover the funding pattern, every component's assistance norms, and the implementation structure in full.