The prices of pulses have continued to show declining trends both in wholesale and retail markets due to concerted efforts made by the Government. There has been a decline of more than Rs 2,400 per quintal in wholesale market in the prices of tur dal and the same is reflected in the retail prices also.
Apart from states like Gujarat, Jharkhand, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand, some more states - Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have also held meetings with wholesalers to make available pulses in the retail market at reasonable price. The states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are also distributing pulses at subsided rates through public distribution system.
Under de-hoarding operations, the government has so far, conducted raids at 10,903 places and 124,209 MT pulses have been seized across the states.