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New Delhi, 27 November (HIST). Retail prices of tur and urad dal have declined in the last three months while mandi prices have remained stable. This information has been given by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
The ministry said in a statement issued on Wednesday that the Department of Consumer Affairs holds regular meetings with the Retailers Association of India (RAI) and organized retail chains to discuss the trends in market and retail prices of pulses, so that it To ensure that retailers maintain retail margins at reasonable levels.
The ministry said that in order to directly intervene in the retail market, the government has made available a part of pulses from the buffer stock for retail sale to consumers at affordable prices under the Bharat Dal brand. Flour and rice are distributed at subsidized prices to retail consumers under the Bharat brand. Similarly, onion is distributed at the rate of Rs 35 per kg among retail consumers through stationary retail shops and mobile vans in major consumption centres. These measures have helped in making essential food items like pulses, rice, flour and onions available to consumers at affordable prices and stabilizing prices.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs said that to ensure smooth and uninterrupted import of pulses to increase domestic availability, import of tur and urad dal has been kept in ‘free category’ till March 31, 2025 while import of lentils has also been restricted till March 31, 2025. No fee has been imposed till March, 2025. Apart from this, the government has also allowed duty free import of desi gram till March 31, 2025 to increase the supply of pulses in the domestic market. This has maintained the availability of pulses and curbed the abnormal rise in prices.