Lok Sabha Question No. 1625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Import of Pulses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1625

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2018

## IMPORT OF PULSES

## 1625. SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: (OIH)

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the details of the quantum of pulses imported during 2014 to 2017, crop-wise and year-wise;
- (b) the minimum and maximum procurement price of imported pulses and expenditure incurred on their transportation;
- (c) the  names  of  the  States  which  procured  imported  pulses,  quantum-wise  and  per quintal price of pulses charged from States;
- (d) the  total  time  taken  by  the  Government  to  bring  imported  pulses  into  the  Indian markets; and
- (e) the impact of imported pulses on consumers and pulses produced in the country?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e): Imports of pulses are primarily through private trade and the quantum of imports along with their value is at Annexure .

Central Government also imported 3.79 lakh MT of pulses including 0.18 lakh MT in 2015-16 and 3.61 lakh MT in 2016-17 towards building the buffer of upto 20 lakh MT of pulses. These imports were mainly from Myanmar, Canada, Australia and Mozambique. The cargo was received in around one to three months from the placement of order.

Government is releasing the pulses from the buffer to States, Central Agencies and also  disposing  through  open  market  sales.  States  like  Tamil  Nadu,  Andhra  Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, etc. were provided pulses including imported pulses from the buffer.

The imported pulses improves availability and help ameliorate demand-supply gap in pulses and moderate its prices.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1625 FOR 06.03.2018 REGARDING IMPORT OF PULSES.

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## India's Import of Pulses, category-wise, for the last three financial years 2014-15 to 2016-17 and the current financial year 2017-18 (upto November, 2017)

| ITCHS    | Item Description                                                            | 2014-15        | 2014-15      | 2015-16        | 2015-16      | 2016-17        | 2016-17      | 2017-18 (upto Nov, 2017)   | 2017-18 (upto Nov, 2017)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| ITCHS    | Item Description                                                            | Quantity (TON) | Value (US $) | Quantity (TON) | Value (US $) | Quantity (TON) | Value (US $) | Quantity (TON)             | Value (US $)               |
| 07131000 | Peas (Pisum Sativum) Dried And Shld                                         | 1951974        | 810060432    | 2245390        | 831959611    | 3172758        | 1205583785   | 2454962                    | 804960917                  |
| 07132000 | Chickpeas (Garbanzos) Dried And Shld                                        | 418877         | 217072305    | 1031487        | 672426986    | 1080633        | 907006424    | 746802                     | 659322031                  |
| 07133100 | Beans Of The Spp Vigna Mungo,Hepper Or Vigna Radiata,Wilczek Dried And Shld | 622887         | 596438309    | 581603         | 684615232    | 574524         | 677331394    | 328304                     | 275184857                  |
| 07133200 | Small Red Beans Dried And Shld                                              |                |              |                |              | 69             | 67199        | 185                        | 182109                     |
| 07133300 | Kidny Bens Incl Whte Pea Bens Dried And Shld                                | 116898         | 113598364    | 111506         | 88116839     | 109883         | 95258778     | 48743                      | 51324755                   |
| 07133990 | Other Dried Leguminus Vegetables                                            | 74621          | 56976383     | 57463          | 55744105     | 61858          | 74387750     | 40159                      | 33708660                   |
| 07134000 | Lentils (Mosur),Dried And Shld                                              | 816467         | 558063380    | 1260193        | 1016984900   | 829436         | 629857695    | 700056                     | 426907541                  |
| 07135000 | Broad Beans And Horse Beans Dried And Shld                                  |                |              |                |              | 12879          | 4414863      | 13697                      | 4046945                    |
| 07136000 | Pigeon Peas (Cajanus Cajan)                                                 | 575218         | 428493919    | 462713         | 507270318    | 703544         | 609362929    | 309597                     | 177068184                  |
| 07139010 | Othr Dried And Shld Luguminous Vegtbls,Split                                | 5              | 10145        | 33585          | 31075107     | 58259          | 35011216     | 23855                      | 13681330                   |
| 07139090 | Other Of Hdg. 071390                                                        | 7896           | 5392946      | 13759          | 14028270     | 5631           | 5846576      | 23222                      | 21896920                   |
|          | Total                                                                       | 4584841        | 2786106183   | 5797699        | 3902221368   | 6609473        | 4244128609   | 4689582                    | 2468284249                 |

Note: Figures pertaining to the current financial year 2017-18 is Provisional and subject to changes.

Source:- Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), M/o Commerce & Industry

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