Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The prices of “tur dal” pulses came down by Rs 50 per kg following a crackdown by the Maharashtra government against hoarders and enforcing stock limits. The decision which was a directive from the Centre to contain the steep hike in pulses was effectively implemented in the state.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said, “In just five days our government’s initiative to conduct raids have brought good results. The prices in the Maharashtra APMC market has come down from Rs 200 to Rs 152 per kg.” The state government conducted 2492 raids across state and seized 46397 metric tonnes of stock of pulses and oil seeds.

While acknowledging that there is still need to bring the prices further down, he said the strict monitoring against hoarding would continue.

On its part, the state government has provided free seeds and fertilizers to farmers ahead of the rabi season. The state government was also promoting the pulses and oil seeds cultivation in the state, he added.

Earlier, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had indicated that states which had enforced strict measures succeeded in bringing down the prices of pulses to some extent.

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