To check hoarding for containing price rise, the Government is mulling option to impose stock holding limits on food items like pulses and cooking oils. The government is also monitoring the price situation on daily basis and is in touch with the state governments for the same.
The stock holding limits on a number of food items had been withdrawn by the Centre on back of bumper production. This stock holding limits gives government the power to check hoarding of food items by restricting traders to store excess stock than the quantity allowed by it.
Presently, the production of foodgrains and sugar have outstripped the demand and the government is not concerned over there prices but is more concerned about pulses due to poor monsoon. Monsoon which is crucial for Indian agriculture is deficient by 21% in the country so far due to which pulses production may drop leading to a price rise. For this the government is pondering to start again its scheme of selling subsidized pulses through ration shops. It might also increase the subsidy of Rs 10 per kg on pulses.
Moreover, the Agriculture Minister has stated that he is keeping his fingers crossed on pulses and oilseeds prices whereas he is comfortable with the rice and wheat situation in the country.
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