In India the Pulses are not only the major protein source but, it also helps in sustainable agriculture by fixing atmospheric nitrogen. The green revolution was highly skewed in favor of mainly major staple crops wheat and rice and pushed pulses to small and marginal lands, this led to poor growth of pulses. Low productivity led to shortage of pulses that accelerated the nutritional deficiency in Indians specially children. Government always tried to fill the gap between demand and supply by importing pulses from other countries and initiated various schemes to promote production of leguminous crops in India to control the foreign currency and meet the demand of pulses. In this article an attempt has been made to study the growth and instability of pulses in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Uttar Pradesh identified as the major contributor of pulse production and Uttarakhand being a part of Uttar Pradesh, the analysis was carried for these two states.

Highlights

• This study is about to the growth and instability of pulses in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The analysis reveals the importance of MSP and consider it as primary reason for decreasing import of pulses and increasing self-reliance.