Union Home Minister Launches e-Samridhi Portal For Tur Dal Procurement

GS Paper II Government Policies and Interventions

Context: Recently, the Union Home and Co-opreation Minister launched the e-Samridhi Portal or Tur Dal Procurement Portal.

About e-Samridhi Portal (Tur Dal Procurement Portal)

Aim: To empower tur dal producers with better prices through procurement, streamlined processes and direct bank transfers by National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India (NCCF).
Portal registration of farmers can be done directly or through PACS and FPO.

Under it, the buffer stock of pulses will be purchased from the farmers registered on the portals of NAFED and NCCF.
Direct Transfer: The payment to the farmers will be made by NAFED directly into their mapped bank account.

Streamlining of the Process: The multilingual electronic portal will connect farmers, NAFED and concerned government departments, streamlining processes for better accessibility.
Food Security: It will reduce dependence on imports by purchasing 80% of the buffer stock directly from farmers thereby ensuring the future food security.
A Vision for New Green Revolution: It is in a direction towards a new green revolution that will include pulses and oilseeds along with traditional crops like wheat and rice.

About the Crop: It is predominantly a crop of tropical areas mainly cultivated in semi arid regions of India.

Temperature Range: 26°C to 30°C in the rainy season (June to October) and 17°C to 22°C in the post rainy (November to March) season.

Other Conditions: It is successfully grown in black cotton soils, and a pH ranging from 7.0 – 8.5 is required.

Coverage: It is a perennial legume and occupies 33% of pulses area and contributes to 48% of total kharif pulses production.

Top 3 States: Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh — contribute 64% to area and production.

It was established in 1965 as an apex body of consumer cooperatives and is headquartered in New Delhi.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture
It deals with marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India and is headquartered in New Delhi.
It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.

These are village-level cooperative credit societies and serve as the last link in a three-tier cooperative credit structure headed by the State Cooperative Banks (SCB) at the state level.

It’s a producer organization offering end-to-end support to small farmers, encompassing cultivation inputs, technical services, processing, and marketing assistance.
Objective: To enhance production, productivity and profitability of agriculturists, especially small farmers in the country.

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