The government on Friday said prices of pulses continued to show a declining trend both in the wholesale and retail markets, with more States selling them at cheaper rates.
“There has been a decline of more than ₹2,400 per quintal in the wholesale market in the prices of tur dal and the same is reflected in retail prices also,” an official release said, adding that so far, under anti-hoarding operations, 10,903 raids had been conducted and 1,24,209 million tonnes of pulses had been seized across the States.
It said more States, including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, held meetings with wholesalers to make pulses available in the retail market at reasonable prices.
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are also distributing pulses at subsidised rates through the public distribution system, as are Gujarat, Jharkhand, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand, the release added.