Govt imported 4,927 tonnes of arhar dal through MMTC: Nirmala

Government has imported 4,927 tonnes of arhar dal through MMTC this fiscal, Parliament was informed today.
"The government has not imported pulses during the last two years, 2013-14 and 2014-15. However, during 2015-16, the government has imported 4,927 tonnes of arhar through MMTC Ltd," Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
She said MMTC has not received any complaint relating to quality of arhar.
In a separate reply, she said so far 14 national investment and manufacturing zones (NIMZs) outside the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor region have been given in-principle approval.
The NIMZs are conceptualised as integrated industrial townships with world class infrastructure.

In a separate reply on anti-dumping issue, she said an application for initiation of investigation was submitted by Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) concerning imports of certain categories of tyres from China.
Due to certain deficiencies in the application, representatives of ATMA were advised to submit revised application and they re-submitted on March 2, she added.