The Department of Food and Public Distribution develops an application ecosystem that integrates the procurement portals of all state governments.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on 7^th October 2021, in order to benefit the farmers has developed an application ecosystem, which allows the integration of procurement portals of all state governments having Minimum Threshold Parameters (MTPs) for monitoring and strategic decision making.

The introduction of Minimum Threshold Parameters (MTPs) in procurement operations are necessitated to avoid middlemen in procurement and provide that farmers get the best value for their produce.

The benefits will be reaped by the society in general, but specific benefits envisaged for stakeholders are as under:

1. Farmers: Will be able to sell their produce at suitable prices and avoid distress sale.
2. Procuring Agencies: With better management of procurement operations, the State agencies and FCI will be able to procure efficiently with the limited resources at hand.
3. Other Stakeholders: The automation and standardization of procurement operations shall provide an integrated view of procurement of foodgrains and its storage in godowns.

The Government of India has informed the State Governments and other Public Procurement Agencies at several fora about the requirement of compliance with the Minimum Threshold Parameters for procurement operations. Along with this, the Center has also informed them about the need for integration with the Central Portal of Minimum Threshold Parameters.