Parliament Question on Pulses

The Government has taken a number of policy decisions recently to augment domestic availability of pulses and thereby moderate their prices which include followings;

· Ban on export of Pulses until further orders with certain exemptions,

· Extension of Zero Import Duty on Pulses till 31.03.2015, except for Gram which has been extended till 31.12.2014, and

· Stock limits imposed for pulses extended till 30.9.2015

This information was given by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Raosaheb Patil Danve in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 28 November 2014.

[Source: PIB (MCA) Press Release dated 28^th November 2014]