<span style="color: #222222;">The Consumer Affairs Ministry today said that the Government has taken various initiatives to monitor stocks of Tur and Urad in the country. It has directed State governments and District Administrations to intensify the enforcement of stock declaration by conducting stock verification and taking strict action on undisclosed stocks. Senior Officers from the Department of Consumer Affairs visited ten various locations across four States to interact and observe the stock disclosure status of Tur and Urad during the past few days.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Rohit Kumar Singh today took an internal meeting with these officers who visited major pulses markets and interacted with various market players. The Department had deputed 12 senior officers to visit various places in the States of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to take stock of ground reality. The interactions with ground-level market players and State officials revealed that the number of registration and stock disclosure on the e-portal is increasing. </span><br />