The Government has approved engaging professional pulses buffer management entity for efficient management of the buffer stock. Adequate capacity for storage of pulses is available with the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC).

 

As on 01.02.2017, around 9.71 lakh tonnes of pulses have been procured and contracted for imports towards building the buffer. The details are given below in table. Prices of pulses have not increased during the last two months of the current fiscal.

 

No State has asked for one lakh tonnes of pulses from the buffer individually. However, based on the demand received from the States/UTs, as on 01.02.2017, around 50,958.01 tonnes of pulses has been allocated to the States/UTs, of which they have paid for around 37,533.549 tonnes and lifted around 35,454.124 tonnes.

 

                                                Procurement and Balance Stock of Pulses in Buffer As on 01.02.2017

                                                                                                                                                                (In MT)

 

Pulses	Domestic Procurement (1)	Imports		Total (4)=(1)+(2)	Releases (5)	Balance in Stock As on Date (6)=(1)+(3)-(5)
		Contracted (2)	Arrival (3)
Tur	200481.51	158500	137279.50	358981.51	20972.16	316788.85
Urad	89045.93	42500	37487.00	131545.93	5950.00	120582.93
Chana	60493.33	70000	21548.68	130493.33	50276.96	31765.05
Moong	206384.93			206384.93	0.00	206384.93
Masur	8555.76	135000	92422.05	143555.76	0.00	100977.81
Total	564961.46	406000.00	288737.23	970961.46	77199.12	776499.57

 

 

 

This information was given by Shri C.R Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

        

 

 

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