RAS question
What is the production target under Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses by 2030-31?
Correct answer: (C) 350 lakh MT.
Under the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, India targets pulses production of 350 lakh tonnes by 2030-31.
Explanation
The production target under the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses is 350 lakh tonnes by 2030-31. The mission aims to raise pulses production from 242 lakh MT in 2023-24 to 350 lakh MT by 2030-31. Press Information Bureau reports that the Union Cabinet approved the mission for 2025-26 to 2030-31, and that by 2030-31 it is expected to increase pulses production to 350 lakh tonnes. The release also places this target within a self-sufficiency push: domestic production has not kept pace with demand, and the mission is meant to reduce import dependence while improving production through a wider strategy covering research, seed systems, area expansion and procurement.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 250 lakh MT is too low because the mission target is not a marginal rise from 242 lakh MT; the stated 2030-31 target is 350 lakh tonnes.
- (B) 300 lakh MT understates the target, as Press Information Bureau specifies production of 350 lakh tonnes by 2030-31.
- (D) 400 lakh MT overstates the target; 400 lakh MT is not the 2030-31 pulses production target.
Concept
This tests government schemes in agriculture, especially production targets linked to self-sufficiency and import dependence. Such numeric targets recur in RAS because they connect Budget announcements, Cabinet decisions and agriculture policy outcomes.