Tur, urad dal price: Centre asks states to take strict action against hoarders amid rising prices

Tur-Urad Dal Review: Amid rising prices of pulses in the country, Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh on Wednesday, April 12, reviewed the status of stock disclosure of tur and urad dal with major pulses-producing and consuming states.

According to a Zee Business report, the review meeting was attended by senior officers from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.

States were directed to conduct verification of stocks held by various entities and to take strict action on undeclared stocks under relevant sections of EC Act, 1955, and the Prevention of Black Marketing and Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.

To assess the situation at the ground level, the Department of Consumer Affairs has deputed 12 senior officers to various state capitals and districts of major tur growing and trading centers to obtain ground-level feedback from various market players, millers, and storage operators. Their response will determine further course of action.

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During the meeting, the number of registered entities and the quantum of stock disclosed were reviewed individually with the States and Territories where emphasis was required to ensure disclosure by entities such as importers, millers, stockists, traders, etc.

While there has been an increase in the number of entities registered with the Stock Disclosure Portal, it has been observed that the actual number of stakeholders may be higher in some states.

The quantity of tur stock disclosed has also been found to be less as compared to the production and consumption in some states. To broaden the coverage of market players, state governments were asked to look at data related to FSSAI license, APMC registration, GST registration, warehouses, and custom-bonded warehouses.

States informed that they are intensifying surveillance and shared the steps taken and the measures being taken by them to ensure mandatory registration and disclosure of stocks on the Stock Disclosure Portal.

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