Building a viable value chain for pulses Pulses output Rapid strides - THE HINDU× Boosting production and consumption of pulses is beneficial for both the nutrition and sustainability factors The rapid strides taken by India in pulses production is the less talked about success story of the decade. Overall pulses production reached a high of 231.5 lakh tonne (lt) in 2019-20, against 146.4 lt in 2009-10. With imports coming down to 11 per cent of availability during 2019-20, we are now largely self-sufficient. This significant increase in production is a commendable feat by the farmers. Regular procurement of pulses at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and focus on increased production and productivity have played a critical role in providing remunerative prices and an assured market to the cultivators.