New Delhi: The government has offloaded over 1.12 lakh tonnes of pulses, seized from hoarders, in the retail market to improve availability and tame prices. The prices have declined from the peak of Rs 200 per kg in October to Rs 160 at present due to various government me-asures including unear-thing of hoarded stock and offloading that in the retail market.
Prices of key pulses, especially tur and urad, shot up unabated in the last few months due to a fall in domestic output by two million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year due to deficit monsoon. Around 14,726 raids were conducted against hoarders across the country till now.
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