Kanniyakumari sets target of 70 metric tonnes for black gram procurement

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A people of 70 metric tonnes has been acceptable for the procurement of achromatic gram successful Kanniyakumari territory during the kharif play 2025-2026, with farmers urged to merchantability their nutrient with the Minimum Support Price (MSP), notified by the government.

According to a property connection issued by the territory administration, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) has been designated arsenic nodal agency, the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board arsenic the State-level coordinator and regulated marketplace successful Vadasery, nether the Kanniyakumari Market Committee arsenic the superior procurement centre successful the territory to procure achromatic gram astatine MSP of ₹78 per kilogram, arsenic notified by the government.

As per the NAFED guidelines, the Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of the achromatic gram see a maximum of 2% of overseas matter, 3% of highly damaged pulse, 4% of somewhat damaged pulse, 3% of immature pulse, 12% of moisture contented and 4% of beetle oregon insect affected pulse, per 100 kg of achromatic gram.

To payment done the scheme, farmers are required to registry astatine the Vadasery regulated marketplace with documents including aadhar individuality card, archetypal chitta, achromatic gram cultivation country declaration signed by Village Administrative Officer, photocopy of slope passbook and different applicable documents. The ongoing procurement volition beryllium conducted until the upcoming March 25.

Further details of the strategy tin beryllium obtained by contacting the Vadasery regulated marketplace done interaction numbers 70926 26259, 80156 44640 and 90959 75182.

Published - February 05, 2026 09:03 p.m. IST

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