Last Updated Date: 30 Sept 2023

Historically No MSP support by Govt for Moong like many other crops

¶ Season 2023-24^[1]

• Budget 2023-34: Rs 125 crore was allocated for Procurement of Moongi at MSP and the Direct Seeding of Rice^[2]
• The area under summer moong or green gram has shrunk to 21,000 hectares from 52,000 hectares in 2022
• The area dropped due to delayed wheat harvesting and severe loss of production of cotton in 2022 due to moong
• Moong/Green gram is a host plant of the deadly whitefly that attacks cotton crop
• Hence it was recommended this time to not be sown in the southwest Punjab districts, the cotton belt of Punjab

¶ Season 2022-23^[3]

• The Punjab government for the first time introduced a policy to procure summer moong on MSP of Rs 7,275 per quintal

Gap Funding

• For private buying below MSP, Govt paid the difference between purchase price and the MSP with Rs 1,000/ quintal as the upper limit
• 79 crores transferred for this gap funding, benefitting 20,898 farmers^[2:1]

Around 4 lakh quintals moong is expected to be produced in Punjab and against 2.98 lakh quintals last year

References:

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1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjabs-crop-diversification-efforts-face-hurdles-as-cotton-acreage-hits-lowest-level-since-2010-moong-shrinks-101685895633703.html ↩︎

2. https://news.abplive.com/business/budget/punjab-budget-rs-1-000-cr-for-crop-diversification-bhagwant-mann-led-aap-govt-to-come-out-with-new-agriculture-policy-details-1587384 ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-punjabs-moong-msp-impact-state-finances-8025375/ ↩︎