PM-AASHA
Price Assurance Umbrella Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), launched in September 2018, is the umbrella scheme under which the central government supports states in ensuring farmers receive at least the MSP for notified crops, primarily pulses, oilseeds and copra.
- Key components: Price Support Scheme (PSS) — physical procurement of the crop at MSP when market price falls below it; Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) — direct cash payment of the MSP-market price gap to registered farmers without physical procurement (mainly for oilseeds); Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS) — private trade participation in select states
- Physical procurement under PSS for pulses is coordinated by central nodal agencies — principally the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) — working with state-level agencies
- A PSS procurement decision requires prior approval, which involves state government requisitioning and central government sign-off — the delay referenced in this case is at this approval stage
● Tracked since March 12, 2026 · last seen September 20, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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