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India to import 10 lakh tonnes of tur dal
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IANS | 12 Jan, 2023
In order to control domestic prices of pulses due to possible shortfall
in production owing to weather and the 'wilt' disease, the government
will import around 10 lakh tonnes of tur dal in the current marketing
year (December-November) and also enhance its buffer stock limit, source
said on Thursday.
It has also been decided to import pulses through open licencing till March 31, 2024, the top sources said.
To
import pulses, government has begun negotiations with several
countries, the sources said, adding that inspection norms for pulses
have also been relaxed.
The decision was taken during a review meeting over prices of essential commodities, called by the Cabinet Secretary.
Tur
production is estimated to be lower at 3.89 million tonnes in the
2022-23 crop year (July-June) from 4.34 million tonnes in the previous
year, according to Agriculture Ministry projections.
Sources
informed that there could be a shortfall in production of tur dal owing
to weather conditions and a disease called wilt in Gulbarga area of
Karnataka, therefore the government plans to import the commodity.
Tur dal is mainly imported from east African countries and Myanmar.
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