National Food Security Mission (NFSM)-Pulses
- The Accelerated Pulses Production Programme
(A3P) has been launched under the NFSM-Pulses from Kharif
2012 for demonstration of production and protection technologies on village level
compact Blocks for enhanced production of pulses as well as motivating farmers.
- The centre has taken a number of steps recently to control prices of
pulses which include-
- Reduced import duties to zero for
pulses.
- Banned export of pulses (except Kabuli chana and organic pulses and lentils up to a maximum of
10000 tones per annum).
- Imposed stock limits from time to time
in the case of pulses.
- Suspended Futures trading in urad and tur.
