Overview

• The cabinet raised Dearness Relief for pensioners to 55% under the 7th Pay Commission and 252% under the 6th, effective September 1 and payable from October 2025, affecting about 4.5 lakh beneficiaries at an estimated cost of ₹170 crore this year.
• Soybean support under the Bhavantar (price-deficit) scheme will run October 24 to January 15 in notified mandis, with the state paying the difference between a 14‑day model rate and the ₹5,238 per quintal MSP directly to registered farmers.
• For Kharif 2025, the state approved first-time procurement of kodo and kutki millets totaling about 30,000 metric tons, with kutki at ₹3,500 per quintal and kodo at ₹2,500 plus a ₹1,000 per quintal incentive via DBT.
• Procurement will be executed by the Shree Ann Federation, which will receive an interest-free loan of ₹80 crore from the Price Stabilisation Fund to manage operations in major millet-producing districts.
• In-principle approvals include the MSME RAMP program with a ₹105.36 crore budget and ₹31.60 crore state share, the Resham Samriddhi scheme with a unit cost of ₹5 lakh and subsidies of 75% for general and 90% for SC/ST beneficiaries, and free pre-exam coaching for 5,000 youths over 2025–27 under the Sardar Patel scheme.