Vol. 12, Special Issue 11 (2023)

Method: Primary information will be gathered from a few key pulse growers. Utilizing pre-tested questionnaires, data will be gathered through the personal interview approach. Various government departments, including the Department of Agriculture, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, the Government of Chhattisgarh, and other sources, will be used to gather the secondary data.

Result: In India, the CGAR for gram output was 2.57%, 4.33%, and 1.17%, and the CGAR for lentil production was -0.21%, 2.64%, and 2.87%, respectively. In Chhattisgarh, the CGAR for gram output, area, and productivity were respectively 3.03%, 6.04%, and 2.89%; the CGAR for lentil production, area, and productivity was -1.05%, 0.83%, and 1.91%. In Rajnandgaon, the CGAR for gram production, area, and productivity were 7.38%, 11.62%, and 3.93%, respectively, while the CGAR for lentil production, area, and productivity was 4.25%, 5.34%, and 1.04%. Grams had a 5.14 qt. (78.67%) overall marketable surplus. 1.62 qt. (797%) of lentils were marketable overall. Grams were often disposed in the following proportions: 52.49 percent to mandis, 12.25 percent to consumers, and 36.12 percent to neighborhood dealers. The disposal of lentils overall was as follows: 23.24 percent to mandi, 27.63 percent to consumers, and 49.11 percent to local dealers.