Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch two central schemes -- Pulses Mission and Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana -- in Delhi on October 11, aiming to make India self-reliant and reduce import dependency, reported PTI. The two schemes, already approved by the cabinet, will be implemented from the upcoming rabi (winter) season till 2030-31, the report said. At an event to be held at Pusa campus, Modi will also launch projects worth Rs 3,681 crore related to fisheries, livestock, and food processing, among others. He will also interact with farmers. Addressing a press conference here, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that while the country has achieved self-sufficiency in wheat and rice, however, pulses and oilseeds are still a concern.

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