Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (October 11) launched two major schemes for the agriculture sector with a combined outlay of ₹35,440 crore, including a pulses mission aimed at reducing import dependency.

The event coincided with the birth anniversary of socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan.

He also inaugurated projects valued at over ₹5,450 crore in the agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and food processing sectors, while laying the foundation stone for additional projects worth around ₹815 crore.

The 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses', with an outlay of ₹11,440 crore, aims at increasing pulses production from the current 252.38 lakh tonne to 350 lakh tonne by the 2030-31 crop year and reducing the country's import dependency.

The ₹24,000-crore 'Pradhan Mantri Dhan

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