Further import of 30,000 MT pulses approved

Over 29,000 MT pulses allocated to the States to sell on subsidised rates

            The Government has decided to import further 30,000 MT pulses, consisting of 20,000 MT tur and 10,000 MT Urad, for the buffer stock. The decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of Price Stabilization Fund chaired by Union Consumer Affairs Secretary, Shri Hem Pande here today. The meeting reviewed the procurement and distribution of pulses from buffer stock.

            So far, the Government agencies have procured about 1, 19, 572 MT pulses from the domestic market and farmers and 56,000 MT pulses have been contracted for import. Thus 1, 75, 572 MT pulses are available with the buffer stock.

The Department of Consumer Affairs has requested State Governments repeatedly to lift the pulses Tur and Urad from the buffer stock for distribution not more than Rs. 120/kg. These pulses are provided to the States– Tur at the rate of Rs. 67/kg and Urad at the rate of Rs. 82/kg. On the request of the State Governments, over 29,000 MT pulses have been allocated to the states as on 18.01.2016 but only 3 states have lifted some quantities against their allotments. State wise allocations and lifting of pulses are as follows:

(as on 01.08.2016)

A.    State/UT		Allocation	Lifted
1	Chhattisgarh	1064.083
2	Maharashtra	4352.286
3	Bihar	5995.325
4	Andaman & Nicobar	559.344
5	Andhra Pradesh	4426.519	2221.741
6	Tamil Nadu	4090.847	500
7	Telangana	3958.665	1999.365
8	Madhya Pradesh	1674.02
9	Rajasthan(total demand)	1000
10	Gujarat	1306.162
11	Karnataka	705.093
	Total	29132.34	4721.106
B.     Delhi		Allocation	Lifted
1	Kendriya Bhandar	400	200
2.	Safal	300	100
3.	NCCF	100
	Total	800	300

Courtesy:pib.nic.in