CM Urges PM To Approve MSP Procurement of Toor Dal Through NAFED and NCCF
Toor Dal has been sown across approximately 16.80 lakh hectares in Karnataka
By : gururaj paniyadi
Update: 2025-12-10 11:57 GMT
Belagavi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing deep concern over the growing distress among Toor dal farmers in Karnataka. He has asked the PM to immediately approve MSP procurement of Toor dal through NAFED and NCCF and ensure immediate operational deployment across Karnataka's major procurement centers before peak arrivals begin.
“I am compelled to write to you with a sense of grave urgency and rising alarm on behalf of the Toor Dal growers of Karnataka, whose economic survival is now being placed under avoidable and unjustifiable risk due to procedural delay at the Union Government level,” CM stated in the letter dated December 8.
He stated that during the current Kharif season (2025-26), Toor Dal has been sown across approximately 16.80 lakh hectares in Karnataka, with an expected production of over 12.60 lakh metric tonnes.
“The crop represents the backbone of income for farmers across major growing districts including Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bidar, Raichur, Vijayapura, Koppal, Belagavi, Ballari, Vijayanagara, Bagalkote, Kolar, Chikkaballapura and Chitradurga,” he stated.
Siddaramaiah highlighted that at present, the modal market prices are ranging between 25,830 and 26,700 per quintal, while the Minimum Support Price (MSP) announced for Toor Dal for 2025-26 stands at nearly 28,000 per quintal.
“Peak arrivals are expected between December 2025 and January 2026, but the Union Government will open the procurement centres only in February and March. It is evident that farmers are staring at a serious income shock, unless timely and decisive intervention is undertaken by the Union Government,” he stated.
Siddaramaiah said that farmers have sown their crops trusting the MSP assurance given by the Government of India. Every day of delay is pushing Karnataka's farmers closer to distress sales, debt traps and irreversible financial damage.
The Karnataka government had already submitted a formal proposal on November 6 seeking immediate approval for MSP procurement through NAFED and NCCF, he reminded the Prime Minister, but has yet to receive a response even as arrivals approach.
In strong words, the Chief Minister cautioned that prolonged delay would do more than hurt one crop cycle. “It erodes confidence in public institutions themselves,” he warned.
“Karnataka's farmers are demanding only the rightful enforcement of a price already declared by the Government of India. I therefore urge you, with utmost seriousness and urgency, to immediately approve MSP procurement of Toor Dal through NAFED and NCCF, and ensure immediate operational deployment across Karnataka's major procurement centers before peak arrivals begin,” he demanded.
Siddaramaiah also cautioned that any further postponement at this critical juncture will inevitably lead to farmer unrest, price collapse, and a serious breakdown of trust in MSP as a viable public policy instrument.
“Karnataka has always stood at the forefront of national food security. Our farmers have never failed the nation even during droughts, floods, and economic shocks. The nation must now stand firmly with them in return,” he stated.
He stated that during the current Kharif season (2025-26), Toor Dal has been sown across approximately 16.80 lakh hectares in Karnataka, with an expected production of over 12.60 lakh metric tonnes.
“The crop represents the backbone of income for farmers across major growing districts including Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bidar, Raichur, Vijayapura, Koppal, Belagavi, Ballari, Vijayanagara, Bagalkote, Kolar, Chikkaballapura and Chitradurga,” he stated.
Siddaramaiah highlighted that at present, the modal market prices are ranging between 25,830 and 26,700 per quintal, while the Minimum Support Price (MSP) announced for Toor Dal for 2025-26 stands at nearly 28,000 per quintal.
“Peak arrivals are expected between December 2025 and January 2026, but the Union Government will open the procurement centres only in February and March. It is evident that farmers are staring at a serious income shock, unless timely and decisive intervention is undertaken by the Union Government,” he stated.
Siddaramaiah said that farmers have sown their crops trusting the MSP assurance given by the Government of India. Every day of delay is pushing Karnataka's farmers closer to distress sales, debt traps and irreversible financial damage.
The Karnataka government had already submitted a formal proposal on November 6 seeking immediate approval for MSP procurement through NAFED and NCCF, he reminded the Prime Minister, but has yet to receive a response even as arrivals approach.
In strong words, the Chief Minister cautioned that prolonged delay would do more than hurt one crop cycle. “It erodes confidence in public institutions themselves,” he warned.
“Karnataka's farmers are demanding only the rightful enforcement of a price already declared by the Government of India. I therefore urge you, with utmost seriousness and urgency, to immediately approve MSP procurement of Toor Dal through NAFED and NCCF, and ensure immediate operational deployment across Karnataka's major procurement centers before peak arrivals begin,” he demanded.
Siddaramaiah also cautioned that any further postponement at this critical juncture will inevitably lead to farmer unrest, price collapse, and a serious breakdown of trust in MSP as a viable public policy instrument.
“Karnataka has always stood at the forefront of national food security. Our farmers have never failed the nation even during droughts, floods, and economic shocks. The nation must now stand firmly with them in return,” he stated.