In order to check price escalation in pulses, Gujarat government has imposed stock limit on pulses. As per the notification issued last week, the stock limit for whole-sellers is 100 tonnes and for retailer it is 50 tonnes.
The stock limit on pulses in Gujarat has come after imposition of stock limits on sugar couple of days back. "Search operations will be carried out across the state in days to come and any stock exceeding the specified limit will be confiscated", said food and civil supply officials of Gujarat.
It may be mentioned here that last week Rajkot's food supply office raided two traders in Rajkot and seized illegal stock of pulses worth Rs. 1 crore. "We raided two traders having operations in Danapith area and seized 2,27,450 kg of illegal stock of pulses to the tune of Rs.1.07 crore from Raichura traders and Raghuvanshi traders", said Manoj Makawana, district supply officer, Rajkot.
The department seized 16,565 kg urad, 13,775 kg tur dal, 11,900 kg mung, 15,600 kg mung fada, 6,690 mung dal from Raghuvanshi traders and 32,665 kg tur dal, 14,000 kg chana, 17,440 kg masur dal, 8,550 urad and 24,000 kg other pulses from Raichura traders in Rajkot.
Earlier Gujarat government had imposed stock limits on sugar on Aug 10 and seized over 400 tn of sugar from Disa in Banaskantha district.
The sugar stock limit for wholesellers in Gujarat is pegged at 200 tonnes and 20 tonnes for retailers. However, the state government has not decided yet to impose any stock limits on edible oils and oilseeds.