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PSS procurement of moong and groundnut

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PSS procurement of moong and groundnut (GS3 · Agriculture, 12 June 2025)

What happened

  • Government approved 54,166 MT moong procurement under PSS in Haryana, UP and Gujarat, and 50,750 MT groundnut in UP, for summer 2025-26 [PIB].
  • Tur, urad and masur can be procured up to 100% of state production till 2028-29 through NAFED and NCCF [PIB].

Background

  • PSS is part of PM-AASHA [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Assured procurement aims at pulse self-sufficiency.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-12): government approved 54,166 MT moong procurement under PSS in Haryana, UP and Gujarat, and 50,750 MT groundnut in UP, for summer 2025-26.
  2. Assured procurement aims at pulse self-sufficiency.
Quotable data point

Tur, urad and masur can be procured up to 100% of state production till 2028-29 through NAFED and NCCF.

PIB: PSS procurement, 12 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: PM-AASHA.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

PSS is a component of

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: PSS procurement, 12 Jun 2025

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