Export of Pulses

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..... Export of Pulses
News and Press Release
Dated:- 12-12-2011

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry 12-December-2011 16:26 IST Export of all pulses are banned since 27.06.2006. Some exemptions to this ban are (i) kabuli channa (exempted since 07.03.2007) (ii) export of organic pulses with annual limit of 10,000 MTs (exempted since 23.03.2011) a .....

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..... nd (iii) export to Sri Lanka under specific permission granted by DGFT. In addition to these, exemptions have been given on a few occasions for export of pulses to Mauritius, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. At present there is no ban on export of onion and is permitted subject to Minimum Export Price notified by DGFT. In the last one year ban on export of onion was imposed twice i.e. (i) from 22.12.20 .....

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..... 10 to 18.02.2011 and (ii) from 09.09.2011to 20.09.2011. Decision to ban exports or modify the export policies of commodities including pulses and onion are taken by the Government from time to time to ensure that there is no scarcity of the items in the country and these are available to the consumers at reasonable prices. Review of export policy is a continuous process undertaken by the Governmen .....

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..... t from time to time. The Government reviews the export policy in consultation with the administrative Ministries and the Departments concerned, keeping in view the various factors such as availability of goods in the domestic market, production, the price situation and various national and international commitments etc. The details of import of onion and pulses during the last three years are giv .....

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..... en below: (Quantity in Tons and Value in Lakh Rupees) Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Onion 89.00 6.51 629.67 135.43 12506.13 3071.16 Pulses 2593690.00 653515.00 3750005.04 1062918.12 2777827.82 751248.64 This information was given by Shri Jyotiradiya M. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry in written reply to a ques .....

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..... tion in Lok Sabha today. DS/GK
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