Imported tur dal for Rs 135: traders commitment to TN Govt

As part of steps to soften tur dal prices, Tamil Nadu Dhal Manufacturers Association today said it had agreed to the state government's request to sell imported tur dal for Rs 133 to Rs 135 per kilo, thereby bringing the retail price to Rs 145.
"We have informed the state government that we agree to sell imported tur dal for Rs 133--Rs 135 a kilo. Due to this, the retail price will be not exceed Rs 145 a kilo," TNDMA Secretary R Rajkumar said in a statement here.
"We would like to inform the general public that the price of imported tur dal will be available at Rs.145 a kilo which was so far sold at Rs.180 per kilo," he said.

The dal manufacturers agreed to the government's request at a meeting held here today, in which Food Minister Kamaraj and top government officials participated.
Rajumar said they had informed the government that TNDMA would extend its full cooperation in efforts to ensure sale of dal varieties at reduced prices.
There has been a rise in dal prices all over the country due to a shortfall in domestic output by two million tonnes in 2014-15 following poor rains. There is also a global shortage of lentils.
The prices are expected to ease further in the coming days as state governments will release over 98,000 tonnes of seized pulses in the open market from next week.