The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, a landmark initiative aimed at boosting domestic production and reducing India’s dependence on imports. The six-year programme, running from 2025-26 to 2030-31, carries a financial outlay of ₹11,440 crore.

India, the world’s largest producer and consumer of pulses, faces a consistent demand-supply gap, with imports rising by 15–20% in recent years. The Mission seeks to close this gap by strengthening research, seed systems, area expansion, procurement, and price stabilization, while also enhancing farmer incomes.

The plan places strong emphasis on developing and disseminating high-yielding, pest-resistant, and climate-resilient pulse varieties. Multi-location trials w

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