India: Central govt selling Bharat Dal at Rs 60 per kg

The central government in July started selling chana dal in retail packs under the brand name of Bharat Dal at subsidized rates of Rs.60 per kg for 1 kg pack to make pulses available to consumers at affordable prices. Currently, Bharat Dal is being distributed through retail outlets of The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Consumers Cooperative Federation of India Limited (NCCF) and Kendriya Bhandar and Safal. Earlier this month, the government started selling wheat flour at a subsidized rate of Rs 27.50 per kg under the brand name Bharat Atta across the country. Bharat Atta will be sold through the 2,000-odd outlets of NAFED, NCCF and Kendriya Bhandars. For better offtake, Bharat Atta will also be sold through 800 mobile vans which will be deployed across the country. These mobile vans will also be selling Bharat Dal at Rs 60 per kgThe government maintains buffer stock of five major pulses, namely, chana, tur, urad, moong and ...