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Govt Chalks Down a Pulses Plan to Control Inflation

India’s yield is low at 622 kg per hectare yield, compared to the world average of 1200 kg/ha. 

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The government is working on a new policy framework to bring down the inflationary impact and stabilise the supply of pulses. The food ministry has proposed converting a recently set up stockpile of pulses into a permanent buffer, which should hold 10 percent of the country’s total output.

India, one of the major consumers of pulses, has been facing its biggest supply crunch and pricing crisis where pulses are concerned. Prices of dals (pulses) have shot through the roof in recent times and people are struggling to afford one square meal a day.

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