New Delhi: Finding it difficult to tame the runaway prices of pulses, the Centre on Saturday decided to give subsidy to state governments for distribution of Tur and Urad dal.
“The Centre has decided to provide subsidy on Tur and Urad for distribution of pulses by states at retail price of not more than Rs 120 per kg. For this, unmilled Tur dal is being allocated at the rate of Rs 66 per kg and unmilled Urad dal at the rate of '82 per kg to the states, providing a subsidy of Rs 27 per kg for Tur Dal and Rs 14 per kg for Urad dal," said the Ministry of food and consumer affairs in a media statement.
The Centre has pegged the total subsidy outgo at Rs 24.4 crore for 10,000 metric tonnes of pulses, which include 8000 MT Tur and 2000 MT of Urad being allocated to the States.
“The Central government has requested state governments to avail this benefit and utilise the available stocks for managing the prices of pulses in their respective states. Chief Secretaries and Food and Consumer Affairs Secretaries of the States have been requested to project their demand immediately to ensure timely allocation from the buffer stock,” the government said. The state governments have also been asked to keep a close watch on the prices and to take stringent action against hoarding.
