Tur dal to be sold at Rs 135 per kg in Kanpur

October 23, 2015 12:00 am | Updated March 24, 2016 08:40 pm IST - Kanpur:

The district administration with support from local traders will launch an initiative on Friday to sell tur dal at Rs 135 per kg in Kanpur district during this festive season.

Under the programme, tur will be sold at this rate at 10 rural and 9 urban centres.

“After discussing the issue with the Uttar Pradesh Dal Association, it has been decided that during this festival season, the pulses will be made available to consumers at economical rates,” read a statement issued by District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma.

According to the statement, special counters will be opened by the district supplies department for sale of tur dal at lower rates.

The sale will start at 11 a.m. on Friday and every family is entitled to two kg of the cereal.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who on Wednesday called a meeting of the inter-ministerial group for the second time in a week, said as much as 5,000 tonnes of imported pulses have arrived and are being distributed to states and another 3,000 tonnes are on the way.

Mr Sharma has also asked supply and mandi departments to start a joint operation to check hoarding at traders’ premises and has warned of action against those who flout rules on stock limits for tur dal.

The two departments will also conduct inspection at retail outlets of big brands like Big Bazaar in malls. -- PTI

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