Government Strengthens MSP Procurement in Chhattisgarh; Launches First-Ever Structured Pulse Procurement in Bihar under Atmanirbhar Mission

• MSP procurement of pulses expanded under PM-AASHA, with NCCF and NAFED as central nodal agencies operating in Chhattisgarh and, for the first time, Bihar.
• Marks Bihar's first structured pulse procurement under the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses (Atmanirbhar Pulses Mission).
• Relevant for UPSC under agricultural marketing, food security, cooperative federalism, and self-reliance in pulses (import-dependence reduction).