Centre Approves Large-Scale Procurement of Pulses and Oilseeds Under PSS in Four States; Farmers to Benefit: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved large-scale MSP procurement of moong (green gram) under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Haryana on 18 June 2026.
• PSS is a sub-component of the umbrella scheme PM-AASHA (Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan), the Centre's primary MSP-backed safety net for pulses, oilseeds and copra.
• Relevant for UPSC under Agriculture Marketing, MSP architecture, Food Security & Cooperative Federalism (GS-III).