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Government lifts ban on tur, urad and moong dal export after a decade

19 Sep 2017 Evaluate

Government has lifted ban on export of tur, urad and moong dal after more than a decade. The ban on these varieties has been lifted with immediate effect. This step will help farmers get remunerative prices and encourage them to expand sowing area in coming season.

However, exports of these varieties of pulses can be undertaken after taking permission from agri export promotion body Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). At present, only organic pulses and kabuli chana are allowed to be shipped in a limited quantity.

The country’s pulses production has touched a record of 22.4 million ton in 2016-17 crop year (July-June) as against 16.35 million ton in the previous year on account of encouragement from the government.