Government seeks self-sufficiency in pulses, aims to increase cultivation area to 31 million hectares by 2030-31: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the government aims to raise the area under pulse cultivation from 27.5 million hectares to 31 million hectares by 2030–31. Chouhan noted that the government’s main priorities are ensuring food security, increasing farmers’ incomes, and promoting nutritious grains.

“Today, India is completely self-reliant in wheat and rice, and we have exported over 4 crore tonnes of agricultural produce. However, in the case of pulses, we still have ground to cover,” Chouhan said while…