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Import of pulses for better availability and also to check prices
March 16th
Table 1: Production and Import of Pulses
| Production of Pulses (LMT) | Import of Pulses (LMT) | |||||
| Pulse | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21^ | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21* |
| Tur | 33.20 | 38.90 | 38.80 | 5.31 | 4.50 | 4.40 |
| Urad | 30.60 | 20.80 | 24.50 | 4.90 | 3.12 | 3.21 |
| Masoor | 12.30 | 11.00 | 13.50 | 2.49 | 8.54 | 11.01 |
| Moong | 24.60 | 25.10 | 26.20 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.52 |
| Gram | 99.40 | 118.00 | 116.20 | 1.86 | 3.71 | 2.91 |
| Source: DACFW, ^2nd Advance Estimates | Source: DGCIS, *Up to 7.3.2021 | |||||
The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, empowers the Government to regulate prices, production, supply, distribution and prevention of hoarding and black marketing of essential commodities for maintaining their supplies and for securing their availability at fair prices. The National Food Security Mission has a aim to increase domestic production of pulses through better productivity, crop area expansion under pulses and promoting research and development for evolving better varieties. In addition, the Government announces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated crops to ensure remunerative prices to farmers.This information was provided in a written reply by the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Lok Sabha today.
