The Centre has ordered import of 12 thousand five hundred tonnes of pulses for buffer stocks to ensure the availability of commodity at reasonable prices. Of this, ten thousand tonnes will be Masur and two thousand five hundred tonnes will be Urad. So far, over 14 thousand tonnes of pulses have already been imported by the government agencies against the total contracted quantity of 38 thousand five hundred tonnes. <br/><br/>An official release said, Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, Hem Pande today reviewed the prices of essential commodities at an inter-ministerial meeting in New Delhi and discussed measures to ensure availability of these commodities at reasonable prices. National Cooperative Consumers' Federation, NCCF has been asked to start distribution of Tur and Urad pulses through mobile vans in Delhi at the rate of 120 rupees per kilogram.<br/><br/>The secretary expressed hope that such steps make pulses available in other states at reasonable prices. The meeting also discussed lowering of import duty on wheat besides reviewing the enforcement measures being taken by the states to check hoarding of essential commodities. The release said, procurement of Rabi pulses has reached to 64 thousand tonnes till 13th of June. With this so far total domestic procurement of pulses by government agencies has reached one lakh 15 thousand tonnes.

The Centre has ordered import of 12 thousand five hundred tonnes of pulses for buffer stocks to ensure the availability of commodity at reasonable prices. Of this, ten thousand tonnes will be Masur and two thousand five hundred tonnes will be Urad. So far, over 14 thousand tonnes of pulses have already been imported by the government agencies against the total contracted quantity of 38 thousand five hundred tonnes. <br/><br/>An official release said, Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, Hem Pande today reviewed the prices of essential commodities at an inter-ministerial meeting in New Delhi and discussed measures to ensure availability of these commodities at reasonable prices. National Cooperative Consumers' Federation, NCCF has been asked to start distribution of Tur and Urad pulses through mobile vans in Delhi at the rate of 120 rupees per kilogram.<br/><br/>The secretary expressed hope that such steps make pulses available in other states at reasonable prices. The meeting also discussed lowering of import duty on wheat besides reviewing the enforcement measures being taken by the states to check hoarding of essential commodities. The release said, procurement of Rabi pulses has reached to 64 thousand tonnes till 13th of June. With this so far total domestic procurement of pulses by government agencies has reached one lakh 15 thousand tonnes.