Amit Shah launches portal for procurement of pulses 

Amit Shah launches portal for procurement of pulses 

Subject: Polity

Section: National Body

Context: Recently, The Cooperation Minister said that tur farmers can register on the portal to sell their produce to NAFED and NCCF even before the sowing operation.

More on news:

• The Union Cooperation Minister urged farmers to cultivate pulses on a large scale to reduce dependency on imports.
• The two cooperatives namely the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) and the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited (NCCF) would procure produce at a minimum support price or the market price.
• Tur dal procurement portal was inaugurated to help  farmers to  register and sell their produce to NAFED and NCCF.  A similar facility will be launched in future for urad and masoor farmers as well as maize farmers.
• The country is dependent on the import of some varieties of pulses except chana and moong.

About National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited(NAFED):

• National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED) was established in 1958 and is registered under the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act.
• Nafed is aimed at  promoting Co-operative marketing of Agricultural Produce to benefit the farmers.
• The objectives of the NAFED is  to organize, promote and develop marketing, processing and storage of agricultural, horticultural and forest produce, distribution of agricultural machinery, implements and other inputs, undertake inter-state, import and export trade, wholesale or retail as the case may be and to act and assist for technical advice in agricultural, production for the promotion and the working of its members, partners, associates and cooperative marketing, processing and supply societies in India.
• Agricultural farmers are the main members of Nafed, who have the authority to say in the form of members of the General Body in the working of Nafed.

National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited(NCCF):

• NCCF was established on 16th October, 1965 to function as the apex body of consumer cooperatives in the country.
• The organization aims to promote consumer cooperative movement in the country, and aspires to facilitate the voluntary formation and democratic functioning of cooperatives, based on self-reliance and mutual aid for overall economic betterment and financial autonomy.
• It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. 
• It operates through a network of 24 Branch Offices located in different parts of the country.
• NCCF Headquarters is located  in New Delhi. 

About Pulses:

• India is the largest producer , consumer and  importer of pulse .
• In India they are typically grown during Rabi season.
• Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka are the top five pulses producing states.