OREANDA-NEWS. Procurement of Rabi pulses has reached to 64,000 MT as on June 13, 2016. Thus together with earlier procurement of 51,000 MT of Kharif, total domestic procurement of pulses by government agencies has reached to 1, 15,000 MT.

The Government has also ordered further import of 12,500 MT pulses for buffer stocks which include 10,000 MT Masur and 2,500 MT Urad. So far 14,321 MT pulses have already imported by the government agencies against the total contracted quantity of 38,500 MT.

This was informed in an inter-ministerial review meeting chaired by Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Shri Hem Pande here today. The meeting reviewed the prices of essential commodities and discussed measures to ensure availability these commodities at reasonable prices.

Shri Pande reviewed lifting and distribution of the pulses allocated from the buffer stock. Only Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Safal and Kendriya Bhandar in Delhi, have lifted allocated pulses. Lifting and requests for allocation is still awaited from other States. Shri Pande directed NCCF to start distribution of Tur and Urad through mobile vans in Delhi at Rs. 120/kg. He expressed hope such steps will also be taken up by other States to make pulses available at reasonable prices.