After the reorganization of Commodity Development Directorates and shifting of National Headquarter for Pulses to Bhopal, this Directorate could collate and compile the national data with respect to area, production and yield of pulses across the country and for all the crops in State of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh in an e-utility mode for further use of Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India on matters relating to plan and development.

 The 10^th Five year plan draft policy document for increasing the production and productivity of pulses in the country has been conceived and submitted to the Ministry for further finalization with the Planning Commission.

  The Xth Plan draft document on increasing the production and productivity of Oilseeds and Pulses formulated by National Headquarter of Pulses at Bhopal and National Headquarter of Oilseeds at Hyderabad was prepared in the terminal year of the IXth Plan and transmitted to all the SDAs/SAUs/ICAR as a guidelines for the State to prepare the X^th Five year plan for Pulses & Oilseeds for their States in consonance with the National Agricultural Policy (NAP).

   Based on the research findings by the ICAR system and beneficial/recommended packages/technologies brought out by the ICAR system during the last 4 years are continuously being compiled and discussed during DAC–ICAR interface meetings and further being transmitted to all the 14–ISOPOM implementing states as an ongoing process.

  With the limited resources/infrastructure facilities available with the Directorate of Pulses Development, the organization is fully geared up to constantly monitor the NPDP across the country in particular and all other Central Sector/Centrally Sponsored Scheme in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in general.

  The organization not only issues the final guidance and research findings to the extension functionaries in the assigned states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh but also supplements the State’s efforts in the process of scheme convergence, funding support/fund management etc. and also supports them in preparation of contingent plan during natural calamities to mitigate the damages caused by continuous drought/hailstorm in M.P. and flood/drought in Chhattisgarh. The Directorate of Pulses Development specifically helped the State as a Central Observer/representative of the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation (DAC), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India representing the DAC as a Central Team Member for the Flood affected districts of Chhattisgarh during August, 2001, and weekly surveyed the Flood affected areas and gave assessments towards financial assistance to farmers for agricultural crop damages as a remedial measures at the Ministry level.

  Similar Central Teams were also represented for drought/water scanty during August-September, 2001, natural calamity due to hailstorm during February, 2002, damages to crops due to hailstorm during January-February, 2003 in Madhya Pradesh, damages to crops due to hailstorm during 2005 in Madhya Pradesh, damages to crops due to drought in Chhattisgarh and flood in M.P during 2005.

   With the launching of Integrated scheme on Oilseed, Pulses, Oilpalm & Maize (ISOPOM). The Directorate organized the first sensitization “National Seminar-cum-Workshop on Delineation of Thrust Areas for Pulses Development Activities under Modified ISOPOM Scheme” during 27-28 March, 2004 at CSAU&T, Kanpur. The printed proceedings forwarded to all the concerned.

   With the launching of Toll Free ‘Kisan Call Centre’ on 21^st January, 2004, the Directorate being nodal Agency (Level-III) for operationalization of KCC services in MP and CG States is contributing to contingency plan, FAQs and conducting the HRD activities for Level-I, Level-II functionaries.

   For streamlining the monitoring activities, the Directorate has started visiting the State as National Monitoring Team (NALMOT-ISOPOM) and has visited the States of MP, UP & Rajasthan till September, 2005. The reports are being finalized.

   In a decentralized DAC-ICAR interface the Directorate has Coordinated/Organized “National Seminar/Interface Meeting on Existing Water Resources And Technologies for Enhancing Agricultural Production in North Central India on April 2-3, 2005 at IISS, Bhopal.

  With limited manpower it has coordinated/contributed in preparation of Macro-Management Plan/ISOPOM annual Action Plan for 2005-06 for the State of MP, UP and Chhattisgarh.

  For extension activities the Directorate initiated a participatory programme on Seed Minikit Demonstration of Pulses varieties with IFFCO in Chitrangi Block Distt. Sidhi during Kharif 2005.

   It frequently participates in Kisan Melas, Krishi Gosthies, Doordarshan’s Krishi Darshan programmes and contributed through Articles/News bulletins in popular Monthly/Weekly Journals/Papers.

  Preparation of Weekly Weather Watch Report (WWWR) for pulses across the country and all crops in the State of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh is the most vital function executed by the National Headquarter of pulses from Vindhyachal Bhawan, Bhopal. The WWWR contains the information on input status, crop scenario, market flow etc. This WWWR is discussed on weekly basis in the Ministry of Agriculture by the Crop Tracking Committee (CTC) under the Chairmanship of the Special Secretary.

  As a nodal development department for pulses, the organization keeps on continuing the extension activities in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, DDG (Extension) ICAR, through Front Line Demonstrations with all other State Agricultural Universities (SAUs).

  Also going with the seed policy as envisaged in the New National Agricultural Policy, this Directorate has also done a massive exercise in preparation of Seed Rolling Plan for five years computing the quantity various stages of seed, state-wise, variety-wise , season-wise etc.

   As a Nodal Development Department of Pulses for Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, it has also taken the job of project and proposal formulation of collaborative nature with the International Agencies for interactions of Secretary Agriculture, Government of India at International level. Such collaborative proposal conceived at Directorate of Pulses Development for FAO Meet in 2001 for interaction of the Agriculture Secretary, Government of India with Canadian Delegation on "Break-through in Seed Production Programme in Pulses"