To create buffer stocks of onions and pulses and to check price volatility in the commodities Rs 2,700 crore fund allocated to the price stabilization for 2021-2022.
KhetiGaadi always provides right tractor information
The allocation of funds this year is 35% more than Rs 2,000 crore and 77% less than the expenditure of Rs 11,800 crore in the last year 2020-2021.
In the covid-19 pandemic situation, the pulses were distributed free to 200 million poor families under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY).
In the covid-19 pandemic situation, the pulses were distributed free to 200 million poor families under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY).
The expenditure increased and disturbed the imbalance of the policies created by the government. Rs 99,000 tonnes of onions buffer stock created by the government.
The government has planned to increase the procurement of 50% more onions next year. This plan is taken by seeing the shortage of onions during the previous year.
The official also stated that “ We will start procuring onions from March-April for the buffer stock. Onions produced in winter are better suited for storage. In 2020-21, 25,000 tonnes of onions in buffer stock got damaged due to moisture loss.”
Rs 200 million tonnes of pulses were distributed to control the prices by creating a buffer stock.
To know more about tractor price contact to our executive
