Winning Bizness Desk

Mumbai. Despite all the efforts put by the Modi-led government, the price of pulses is going up and up, especially the price of tur dal has seen a huge increase and has gone up by 27 per cent this year. Likewise, the prices of udad to masoor dal are also on the rise. At the same time, due to less rainfall this year, there is a possibility that the price of pulses will increase further in the next few days. According to data from the Price Monitoring Division of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, which monitors retail prices across the country on a daily basis, the average price of tur dal on August 29, 2022 was Rs 110.66 per kg which rose to Rs 140.34 per kg in one year. This means that the price of tur dal has increased by 27 percent in a period of one year.

Moong dal and Urad dal are also dearer

According to data, the average price of moong dal was Rs 102.35 per kg a year ago on August 29, 2022, which is now Rs 111.19, expensive by 8.15 percent in one year. Similarly an year ago, urad dal was available at Rs 108.25 per kg, now it is available at Rs 115.02 per kg, i.e. Udid dal has become expensive by 6.25 percent. A year ago, the average price of masoor dal was Rs 92.09 per kg, now it is Rs 97.16 per kg. Now the price of gram (chana) dal is also seeing a big jump. It was priced at Rs 74.15 per kg a year ago, which is now available at Rs 77.9 per kg, expensive by 5 percent in one year.

Govt put some restrictions

In recent times, the government has taken several decisions in view of the rising prices of tur and urad dal. The government has directed the importers of pulses to release the pulses in the market within 30 days after getting customs clearance. Importers have been instructed not to keep stock of pulses or store pulses for more than 30 days after getting customs clearance. Along with this, all the importers have been asked to report stock of tur and Udi dal on the online portal of the department every Friday. Through the Price Stabilization Fund, the government maintains buffer stocks of gram, tur, urad, moong and masoor dal, which the government implements to control prices. Currently, the government is selling toor dal from the PSF buffer stock to control prices. Apart from this, gram dal and moong dal are continuously coming into the market. But despite this, prices are not under control.