Imports of sensitive items, including edible oil, rose by 30.4 per cent during April-August this year, propelled by a 424.8 per cent jump in the shipments of milk and milk products.
The overall import of the items went up to Rs 22,429 crore in the period from Rs 17,206 crore in the same period last year, according to official data released here today.
Edible oil, milk and milk products fall in the sensitive items category and their imports are monitored by the government to ensure they do not cause any adverse impact on domestic companies, particularly small and medium firms.
