The Central government will sell imported Tur (arhar) dal through its Kendriya Bhandar and Safal outlets in national capital at lower rate. This decision at a high-level meeting was taken in order to give relief to consumers as retail prices have shot up to Rs 150 per kg.
So far 3,250 MT of imported Tur dal has arrived at Chennai and Mumbai ports and remaining stock will arrive soon. At present MMTC has enough stocks to make supplies of Tur dal in Delhi and other states. MMTC would import an additional quantity of 2,000 tonnes of Tur dal to augment supplies and moderate prices of pulses.
Kendriya Bhandar would be lifting Tur dal from MMTC at Mumbai and supplying at its 100 locations in Delhi while Safal would be supplying Tur dal through its 300 outlets. This will help in making available Tur dal at lower prices in the capital.