MMTC invites bids for sale of pulses

State-owned trading firm MMTC has invited tenders for the sale of 2,000 tonne of red lentils for supply in the domestic market.

Bids will close on May 3 and a decision on awarding the tender will be taken on the same day, MMTC said on its website. The company is offering to sell 2,000 tonne of red lentils of Canadian/Australian origin of the crop year 2009.

At present, the pulses are stored at a godown in Kolkata, MMTC added.

Offers should be for a minimum lot of 50 tonne and in multiples of 50 tonne thereafter, it added.

MMTC and other state-run trading agencies like STC and PEC import varieties of pulses on behalf of the government to augment domestic supply.