Ahead of kharif sowing season, govt allows free import of 3 types of pulses

Move aimed at controlling the spiralling prices of pulses; all consignments have to come by Nov 30, before the new local crops arrive

To keep retail prices from rising further, the central government on Saturday allowed free import of tur, urad and moong. The move, after a gap of three years, comes weeks before start of sowing for the kharif season.
 
Sources said imports of all these three types of pulses had been put under a non-restricted list as their retail prices had soared in the past few weeks due to low stock levels with traders. The import consignments have to be cleared before November 30 this year; no imports shall be allowed after that, according to an official notification.
 
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