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The Centre has informed Lok Sabha that PM-AASHA ensures farmers receive MSP through digital procurement. The scheme includes PSS and PSF to stabilize prices. Farmers can register on e-Samriddhi and e-Samukti for direct payments. NAFED and NCCF oversee transparent procurement of key crops.

Key Points: PM-AASHA Ensures MSP for Farmers Through Digital Procurement

  • PM-AASHA includes PSS and PSF to protect farmers from price drops
  • Digital portals e-Samriddhi and e-Samukti streamline procurement
  • Farmers register via Aadhaar and land records for direct MSP payments
  • NAFED and NCCF oversee procurement of pulses, oilseeds, and copra
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PM-AASHA being implemented to ensure remunerative prices to farmers: Centre informs Lok Sabha

Centre informs Lok Sabha that PM-AASHA guarantees MSP for farmers via e-Samriddhi and e-Samukti digital platforms for transparent procurement.

"The primary objective of this component is to safeguard farmers against distress sales by ensuring procurement at MSP. – Ministry of Agriculture"

New Delhi, August 12

The Government of India is implementing the integrated Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) with the objective of ensuring remunerative prices to farmers and making essential commodities available to consumers at affordable prices, Centre informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said that the scheme components are Price Support Scheme (PSS) and Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF), along with Price Deficit Payment Scheme (PDPS) and Market Intervention Scheme (MIS).

PSS is operationalised on the request of the concerned State/UT Governments when market prices of notified pulses, oilseeds, and copra fall below the notified Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the peak harvesting period.

This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ramnath Thakur, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

"The primary objective of this component is to safeguard farmers against distress sales by ensuring procurement at MSP. Under PSS, procurement of eligible commodities conforming to the prescribed Fair Average Quality (FAQ) standards is undertaken by designated Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs), i.e. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd," the Ministry said.

To ensure transparency, efficiency, and ease of operations under the Price Support Scheme (PSS), NAFED and NCCF have developed dedicated digital platforms: e-Samriddhi and e-Samukti, respectively. These portals streamline the entire procurement process, from farmer registration to final payment, thereby reducing manual intervention.

Farmers can register themselves on these portals by providing basic details such as Aadhaar number, land records, bank account information, crop details etc. Pre-registered farmers, if willing to offer their stock under the scheme, can select their nearest purchase centre, thereafter, scheduling is done by portal for physical visit to centre on a particular date. This system ensures timely and direct transfer of MSP payments into farmers' bank accounts, eliminating delays and intermediaries, the ministry informed the Lower House.

- ANI

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Shreya B
The intentions sound good but implementation is key. In my village last year, many farmers couldn't access MSP benefits due to complex paperwork. Hope these new digital systems actually work on ground level.
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Aditya G
MSP is important but we need long-term solutions like better storage facilities and food processing units. Farmers still lose 30% of produce to wastage. Scheme achha hai par aur improvement chahiye.
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Priyanka N
My father is a small farmer in Punjab. Last season, the MSP helped us survive when market prices crashed. But the payment took 2 months to come. Hope these new portals make payments faster as promised.
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Karan T
Good initiative but what about vegetables and fruits? Why only pulses and oilseeds? Most farmers grow perishable crops that need price support too. The scheme should be expanded.
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Nisha Z
Digital platforms are welcome but many farmers in my area don't have smartphones or internet. The government must ensure offline options are equally available. We can't leave anyone behind in this digital push.
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Varun X
The Price Stabilisation Fund is crucial for consumers too. When onion prices skyrocketed last year, it hurt everyone. Balanced policies that help both farmers and consumers are the need of the hour.

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