Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses

India imports pulses, and this mission is aimed at ending that. It was announced in Budget 2025-26 as a six-year mission focused on three pulses: tur (arhar), urad and masoor.

What makes it different

Most production missions subsidise inputs and hope the market absorbs the extra output. This one addresses the thing that actually stops farmers expanding pulse area: the risk that a good harvest crashes the price.

NAFED and NCCF will procure tur, urad and masoor for four years from farmers who register and sign an agreement. That is a procurement commitment, not just an input subsidy — it changes the risk calculation on deciding to sow pulses.

A note on the budget line

The PRS analysis of the 2026-27 budget records that the Mission for Pulses announced in 2025-26 had ₹1,000 crore allocated, that no funds were used in 2025-26, and that nothing is allocated for 2026-27. Read that before planning your cropping around it, and confirm the current procurement arrangements with NAFED or NCCF directly.

• Assured procurement of tur, urad and masoor by NAFED and NCCF for four years, for farmers who register and sign an agreement with them.
• Procurement under this route works alongside the price support machinery of PM-AASHA.
• The commitment reduces the price risk of shifting area into pulses, which is the mission's central mechanism.

• Farmers growing tur, urad or masoor.
• You must register with NAFED or NCCF and sign an agreement with them. This is the operative condition — procurement under the mission is for registered farmers, not for anyone who turns up with a crop.

• Limited to the three pulses named: tur, urad and masoor.
• Procurement applies to registered farmers who have signed an agreement. Register before the season, not after harvest.
• Only fair average quality produce within the norms is accepted.
• Check the current status of the mission's funding before you plan around it — see the budget note above.

How to register

1. Contact NAFED or NCCF, or ask your district agriculture office which of them is operating in your area.
2. Register and sign the procurement agreement before the sowing season, with your land record and bank details.
3. Confirm, in writing: the quality norms, the quantity they will take from you, and the price basis.
4. At harvest, deliver to the designated centre within the procurement window.

Because the budget position above is unclear, ask NAFED or NCCF directly whether procurement is open for the coming season before you change your cropping plan.

NAFED official website · NCCF official website

• Land record
• Aadhaar
• Bank account details
• Sown area and crop details
• Signed procurement agreement with NAFED or NCCF