Overview
- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved procurement of oilseeds and soybeans for Madhya Pradesh under the Bhavantar scheme.
- Chouhan handed Chief Minister Mohan Yadav a letter guaranteeing 100 percent government procurement of Tuar (pigeon pea) in the state.
- Officials were directed to accelerate payouts and to assess crop losses using crop-cutting and remote-sensing methods rather than satellite-only data.
- A joint Centre–state team will craft a long-term strategy for pulses, sesame and palm oil crops, including moong, urad, chana and teel.
- Yadav said the Centre has cleared the Ken–Betwa and Parvati–Kalisindh–Chambal river-linking projects with about ₹1 lakh crore each in assistance, and he also discussed broader state financing and Simhastha–2028 with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.