A per reports received from the State Governments, till yesterday, 20779.25 MT pulses seized under de-holding operations have been auctioned or offloaded through other options in the market to increase availability. This will help to moderate the prices further.
State wise details of disposal of seized pulses as on 30 November 2015 is as under:
Sl No. No
State Raids conducted, quantity seized & quantity disposed (MT)Raids Qty seized Qty disposed Balance 1. Chhattisgarh 112 5447.93 2145.22 3302.712. Haryana 1108 3268.2 Nil 3268.23. Karnataka* 1351 25545.8 488.53 25057.34. Madhya Pradesh 915 3339.5 2698.7 640.85. Maharashtra 5250 86709.4 13789.4 72919.996. Telangana 1924 3152.38 Nil 3152.387. Rajasthan 797 2643.77 245.41 2398.368. Jharkhand 140 282.02 Nil 282.029. Odisha 180 1410.26 1403.86 6.410. Andhra Pradesh 1300 1361.52 Nil 1361.5211. Gujarat 203 53.01 Nil 53.0112. Himachal Pradesh 500 3.42 Nil 3.4213. NCT Delhi 1 81.29 8.13 73.1614 Bihar 299 360.41 Nil 360.41 Total 14080 133659 20779.3 112879.68*The High Court of Karnataka on 23 November 2015 declared the Department of Food & Civil Supplies' seizure of pulses stored by traders as "illegal" and ordered the release of pulses, edible oils and oilseeds from them.
Since imposition of the stockholding limits on pulses by the States, 1, 33658.92 MT have been seized till 30 November 2015. Efforts are being made also by other States to expedite disposal of seized pulses as per the provisions of Essential Commodities Act.
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