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New Delhi: Procurement of Rabi pulses reached 68,000 MT on June 27, 2016. Together with earlier procurement of 51,000 MT of Kharif, total domestic procurement of pulses by government agencies has reached 1, 19,000 MT. Besides this, 14,321 MT pulses have been imported by the government agencies against the total contracted quantity of 46,000 MT.
In Delhi, outlets of Kendriya Bhandar and Mother Dairy/ Safal have sold 1,058 quintals of Tur and 345 quintals of Urad so far at the rate Rs 120/kg as on June 27. This was informed at an inter-ministerial review meeting chaired by Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Hem Pande here on Tuesday. The meeting reviewed the prices of essential commodities and discussed measures to ensure availability of these commodities at reasonable prices. Pande reviewed lifting and distribution of the pulses allocated from the buffer stock to the states. It was decided that the states will be requested again to expedite lifting of pulses – Tur and Urad for distribution at Rs 120 / kg.
The meeting was attended by senior officials of Department of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Revenue, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, MMTC and NAFED.