Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds virtual meeting with Agriculture Ministers of various states

• Union Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a virtual review meeting on 24 February 2026 with State Agriculture Ministers on the PM-RKVY (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana) and Krishonnati Yojana (KY) umbrella schemes.
• Headline announcements: large-scale government procurement of gram, mustard and lentil in Rabi 2026 under PM-AASHA, and a 2030-31 target for 100% procurement of tur (arhar), urad and lentil from pre-registered farmers under the Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission.
• Importance for UPSC: touches Centre-State fiscal federalism, MSP/PM-AASHA architecture, pulses self-sufficiency, and agriculture CSS rationalisation (GS-II + GS-III).