The government will import 90,000 tonnes of chana dal through state-owned trading firm MMTC.<br/><br/>The import duty on sugar will also be examined to enhance supply and check prices of the two essential commodities that continue to rule high.<br/><br/>Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha today reviewed the availability as well as the prices of essential commodities and asked the Department of Consumer Affairs to consider all options to check the prices of chana dal and sugar.<br/><br/>State governments have been told to impose stock limits and take action against hoarders to ensure availability of all essential commodities during the ongoing festival season.<br/><br/>The meeting was attended by the secretaries of consumer affairs, agriculture, food, commerce, expenditure and others. The meeting also reviewed distribution of pulses to state governments from the buffer stock.<br/><br/>The Centre recently decided to utilise huge network of post offices across the country to sell subsidised pulses, mainly tur, urad and chana, to ensure their availability in the ongoing festival season.