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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said prices of perishable commodities are coming down and are within the "tolerance band" now on the back of a raft of steps taken by the government, including imports of pulses and supplies of essential items to people at concessional rates...
Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the government is well aware of the difficulties posed by the shortage of perishable goods that are not grown in India..
Listing out some of the steps, the minister said the government imported 879,000 tonnes of tur dal and 1.51 million tonnes of masoor dal in 2023, in addition to other types of pulses, to bolster domestic supplies and tide over a shortage...
"Since we don't grow enough pulses in the country and due to a shortfall in supply, prices of pulses normally keep fluctuating, for which, by analysing the crop estimates, we start tying up for imports," Sitharaman said.. Through the 'Bharat Dal' initiative, the government is also ensuring supplies of pulses at concessional rates, she said..
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