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Pudukkottai Launches Nutrition Agriculture Movement: 100% Subsidized Pulse Seed Kits!
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News18•20-09-2026, 19:48
Pudukkottai Launches Nutrition Agriculture Movement: 100% Subsidized Pulse Seed Kits!
- •The Nutrition Agriculture Movement provides 1.5 million vegetable, 900,000 fruit plant, and 100,000 pulse seed kits to farmers.
- •Implemented in Tamil Nadu for 2025-26 with central and state funding, aiming for nutritional security and farmer income growth.
- •Pudukkottai district receives 100% subsidized pulse seed kits to promote nutrient-rich food production.
- •Kits contain protein-rich pulses like tree pigeon pea and cowpea (25 grams per person) for home cultivation.
- •Register via Uzhavan app or AgriSNet website with Aadhaar and land details; priority for women, Adi Dravidar, and tribal families.
Key Questions Answered
The Nutrition Agriculture Movement is implemented in the 2025-26 current year with central and state government funding to increase the production of nutrient-rich products, ensure nutritional security, and raise farmers' income.
Individuals with space for home planting can register through the Uzhavan app or upload their Aadhaar number and land details on the AgriSNet website.
Priority for receiving the pulse seed kits is given to women, Adi Dravidar, and tribal families.
