New Delhi, March 13 -- The Centre has ramped up procurement of tur, or arhar, in key pulse-producing states as part of its commitment to purchase 100% of tur, urad, and masoor production at the minimum support price (MSP), the agriculture ministry said Thursday.

Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has cleared the procurement of 13.22 lakh tonne of tur for FY25. across nine states - Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh.

"Procurement operations are already underway in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana, with 1.31 lakh tonne of tur procured as of 11 March, benefiting nearly 89,219 farmers. The process in other states is expect...