Import duty on lentils was reduced to zero

New Delhi: The central government has reduced the import duty on lentils to zero while the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess has also been reduced to 10 per cent. The decision comes as part of a growing supply of lentils amid rising domestic prices.

A notification to this effect was placed in the Rajya Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The duty on lentils imported to India from countries other than the US has been reduced from 10 per cent to zero, while the duty on imports from the US has been reduced from 20 per cent to 20 per cent.

In addition, the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess which is currently twenty per cent has been reduced to ten per cent. Lentils prices have risen by Rs 50 per kg in the last two-and-a-half months. The price of Rs 50 on April 1 is currently quoted at Rs 100.

India's annual demand for pulses remains at 280 million tonnes, but this year it is in short supply. The government had imposed cess on petrol, diesel, gold, some agricultural products in the current financial year budget for the development of agricultural infrastructure.

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