Pulses importers were instructed not to keep any stock that could impair the availability of pulses on the domestic market. Meanwhile, the Committee, chaired by Additional Secretary Nidhi Khare, met with all States/UTs and was asked to look into all possible sources to increase the number of registered entities in the Stock Declaration Portal, such as FSSAI licensees, APMC registered traders, GST registered pulse traders, and so on.
States were also asked to obtain information from warehouse service providers, both public and private, to cross-validate the claimed stocks.
The importance of monitoring imported pulse supplies at custom bonded warehouses was also underlined in order to ensure timely release from ports.
The government has increased its efforts to monitor pulse stock disclosures by millers, stockists, traders, importers, and others in order to ensure that Tur prices are normalized and that Tur is available and affordable in the domestic market.
The Department also intends to meet with all stakeholders along the value chain to ensure that pulses are available and affordable to consumers. The Pulses Associations and Importers have pledged their full cooperation in transparently declaring the stocks.
