CHANDIGARH, OCT 28
With a view to reduce the prices of pulses in the State, the Haryana Government has taken a significant decision under which maximum prices of different types of pulses have been fixed for retail selling and in future the wholesalers would sell pulses on prescribed rates at special places allotted by the administration in each district. Also, they would be given rebate in market fee by the government.
While giving this information here today, Additional Chief Secretary, Food and Supplies Department, Mr. S.S. Prasad said that after detailed discussion with all wholesalers, maximum retail prices of Chana Dal, Moong dal, Masur (Malkan), Masul dal and Urad dal (Chhilka) have been fixed as Rs 58, Rs 95-100, Rs 75-80, Rs 70-74 and Rs 120-125, respectively. Along with this, it has been decided that the manufacturers can stock 1/24th of annual grinding capacity for raw material and 1/48th of annual grinding capacity for finished material. Similarly, the limit of dealers including wholesalers, distributing agents and selling agents has been reduced to 250 quintals and of retailers to 25 quintals. Distribution of pulses would be started within 15 days. This would lead to further decrease in the prices of pulses.
Mr. Prasad said that all the Deputy Commissioners in the State have been issued directions to constitute a checking team at district level headed by an HCS officer and District Marketing Promotion Officer and District Food and Supplies Controller or District Food and Supplies Officer as its Members. These teams would extensively check stock holdings of all types of pulses in their respective districts to ensure that manufacturers, dealers and retailers have not stored more stock than the prescribed limit.
He said that these teams have so far conducted 736 checks in which only one wholesaler in district Karnal was found holding stock of 120 quintals of pulses more than the prescribed limit, which has been confiscated. In future, checking of producers, dealers and retailers would be continued.
Mr. Prasad said that discussions have been held district-wise over the increasing prices of pulses and it was found that the prices were decreasing by the day. The government distributed 8,350 metric tonnes of pulses under the Public Distribution System to about 11 lakh BPL families from July to September, 2015. Under this, 7.5 kg pulses have been provided to each family.
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