Centre Launches Rs 600 Crore Kapas Kranti Mission

• The Government of India launched the ₹600 crore Kapas Kranti Mission to boost high-yield, long-staple cotton cultivation using modern agricultural practices and technology.

• The mission seeks to replicate High-Density Plantation (HDP) methods from Maharashtra in Telangana to increase cotton productivity.

• A new mobile application, “Kapas Kisan App” , will streamline cotton procurement , ensuring transparency, fair pricing , and reduced dependence on middlemen.

Key Concepts

• High-Density Plantation (HDP) : Planting crops closer together to increase yield per unit area and optimise water and nutrient use .

• Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) : Public sector undertaking under Ministry of Textiles , procures cotton at Minimum Support Price (MSP) , stabilising farmer income and cotton prices.

• Minimum Support Price (MSP) : Government-set price ensuring fair remuneration for farmers , protecting against market price fluctuations .