Important decision by central government to curb rising prices of tuwer-add dal, extends import deadline

New Delhi, dated 28 November-2023, Thursday

Pulses Price Hike: At present, the prices of Tuvar and Udd pulses are sky high in the country, in order to control the prices, the central government has decided to extend the period of duty free Tuvar-Udd import by one year. In order to provide relief to the general public and to curb the rising prices, the central government has extended the deadline for the import of tuwer and urad dal till March 31-2025, for which the DGFT under the Ministry of Commerce has issued a notification today.

The government issued a notification

Earlier the period for import of duty free tuware and urad dal was till 31 March-2024. However, the government has issued a notification and extended this period by one more year.

37 percent increase in the price of Tuvar dal in one year

Talking about Tuwer Dal prices within last one year, the average price of Tuwer Dal was Rs.111.5 per kg on 28-Dec-2022, which has increased to Rs.152.38 per kg today i.e. on 28-Dec-2023. That means there has been an increase of 37 percent in one year. A year ago, the price of tuwer dal was Rs 107.33 per kg, which is now Rs 122.46 per kg.

Drastic increase in prices despite all efforts of the government

Earlier, the government had taken several decisions to control rising dal prices and to provide relief to the people. The central government has already taken a decision to reduce the stock limit, extend the import period, etc. Also, all measures have been taken to prevent hoarding of dal and to ensure that people get proper dal, even though the price of dal continues to increase.