<h1>Central six-year Rs 11,440 crore Pulses Mission to achieve self-sufficiency by 2030-31 with assured procurement</h1> The Union Cabinet approved a six-year central scheme with a Rs 11,440 crore outlay to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses from 2025-26 to 2030-31, targeting production growth, area expansion and yield improvements through cluster-based interventions across 416 districts. The mission includes assured procurement of key pulses under the Price Support Scheme with 100% procurement by designated government agencies from registered farmers entering into procurement agreements for four years, subsidies for processing/packaging units, large-scale certified seed distribution tracked via a national seed portal, state-level rolling seed plans, trials for resilient varieties, price-monitoring mechanisms and capacity-building measures.