PSS Buying of Rs 5,547.99 Crore Cleared for Kharif 2026-27

The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has cleared the buying of pulses and oilseeds worth Rs 5,547.99 crore at minimum support price for the kharif marketing season of 2026-27. The crop will be lifted under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) in three states, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.

Why the sanction matters

Rates for pulses and oilseeds often slide below the announced support price in the weeks when a kharif crop crowds into the mandis. Under the Price Support Scheme, central agencies enter the market themselves and lift the produce at the declared MSP, so a grower is not pushed into a distress sale. The minister said the buying machinery is being made simpler and easier to use, and that the value of the produce will be sent straight to the farmer's own bank account without delay.

What each state has been allotted

Uttar Pradesh draws the largest single share of the sanction. Karnataka comes next, with three crops covered, and Telangana third. Arhar (tur), moong, soybean and sunflower are the crops named in the approval.

The larger aim

The minister placed the decision inside the wider push to cut India’s dependence on imported edible oil and imported pulses. Assured buying at MSP, he argued, tells a farmer in advance that a pulse or an oilseed is worth sowing, which is how acreage under these crops grows. He added that arrangements at every purchase centre will stay transparent and that timely payment is part of the promise.

Understanding the Price Support Scheme

PSS is the arm of the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan that deals with pulses, oilseeds and copra. A state government asks for it, the Centre sanctions a quantity and a value, and nodal agencies buy from registered farmers at the support price. Losses on the operation are borne by the Centre and the state in an agreed ratio, which is why every sanction carries both a tonnage and a rupee figure.