Govt puts toor dal imports under restricted category

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 05 2017 | 8:42 PM IST
The government today put imports of pigeon peas/toor dal under the restricted category and fixed a quota for its inbound shipments.
"Import shall be subject to an annual (fiscal year) quota of 2 lakh tonne," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.
It, however, said that this restriction will not apply to government's import commitments under any bilateral / regional agreement.
"Import policy of pigeon peas/toor dal....Is revised from free to restricted," it added.
India is the world's largest pulses producer. Toor dal constitutes 15 per cent of the total 22 million tonnes of pulses output.

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First Published: Aug 05 2017 | 8:42 PM IST

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