Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government will begin procuring summer moong from registered farmers at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) from July 7, following a decision taken at the state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar.

Announcing the decision on Wednesday, government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said the procurement drive is aimed at protecting farmers from financial losses when market prices fall below the MSP.

For the 2025-26 marketing season, the central government has fixed the MSP for summer moong at Rs 8,768 per quintal.

“Procurement of summer moong at the support price will commence in Gujarat from July 7. Whenever the market price falls below the support price, summer moong is procured in the state under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) of the central government’s PM-AASHA scheme to protect farmers from financial losses,” Vaghani said.

According to the minister, 14,383 farmers from across Gujarat have registered to sell their produce under the scheme. The state has designated 51 procurement centres to facilitate purchases from registered farmers.

Vaghani said registered farmers would receive an SMS informing them of their procurement schedule. “After receiving the SMS, farmers should bring their stock of moong to the procurement centre allotted to them,” he said.

Procurement will be based on a productivity norm of 1,200 kg per hectare for the 2025-26 season, in proportion to each farmer’s cultivated area. However, procurement will be capped at a maximum of 1,500 kg, or 75 maunds, per farmer.

The minister urged all registered farmers to make timely use of the scheme. “On behalf of the state government, I appeal to all registered farmers to avail themselves of the benefits of this scheme in time,” he said.

The procurement will be carried out under the Price Support Scheme, which enables the purchase of notified crops at the MSP whenever market prices decline below the government-fixed support price.

–IANS

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