The government on Friday said it will buy 40,000 metric tonnes of pulses from farmers to create a buffer stocks for controlling prices.
The government will purchase 30,000 metric tonnes of tur dal and 10,000 metric tonnes of urad dal from farmers at market rates, Minister of State for Agriculture Sanjeev Kumar Balyan informed in a press briefing.
Balyan also said that 5000 metric tonnes of pulses have already been imported to ease the price situation of the essential commodity.