21 wholesale centres register decline in tur prices; Over 1.20 Lakh MT pulses seized so far

New Delhi, Oct 30 (KNN) The state governments have continued operations to check hoarding of Pulses. So far 9304 raids have been conducted across the States and total 120907.90 MT Pulses have been seized. States have been advised to continue the drive further under the Essential Commodities Act against hoarders.
 
In a bid to make pulses available at reasonable rates, States are also opening more centers. Wholesale and retail centers have shown continued declining trends, said an official statement by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
 
Wholesale Centres where prices of Tur Dal show decrease between 19th& 29th October, 2015 includes – Gurgaon, Lucknow, Mumbai, Ranchi, Nagpur, Chennai along with 18 others.
 
Meanwhile, the Retail Centres where prices of Tur Dal show decrease between 19th & 29th October, 2015 include – Gurgaon, Ranchi, Lucknow along with 17 others. (KNN Bureau)