Indian govt orders import of 12,500 MT pulses
The Dollar Business Bureau The Government of India has ordered an import of 12,500 MT of pulses to create a buffer stock, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said in a statement on Tuesday. The buffer stock included 10,000 MT of masoor dal (split red lentil) and 2,500 MT urad dal (split black gram). India has already imported 14,321 MT of pulses till now out of the total import quantity of 38,500 MT, through government agencies. As on Monday the Indian government has procured 64,000 MT of rabi pulses. With the earlier procurement of 51,000 MT during the kharif season, the country has procured in total 1,15,000 MT pulses this year, the ministry informed during the review of prices of ...
India to import additional 3,000 tonnes of pulses
Deepak Kumar | The Dollar Business In the wake of falling production and soaring prices of pulses, the government has decided to import 3,000 tonnes of pulses – 2,000 tonnes of tur and 1,000 tonnes of urad—to meet the domestic demand. The decision was taken on Monday during a meeting between Union Cabinet Secretary P K Singh and secretaries of states departments. Singh also directed all states to increase procurement and create a buffer stock of pulses. The government had earlier imported 5,000 tonnes of tur and placed a revised order for importing additional 2,000 tonnes of chickpeas. “Cabinet Secretary directed that all the 400 outlets of Kendriya Bhandar and Safal in Delhi should start distributing imported tur dal immediately,” Ministry ...
