Lok Sabha Question No. 2495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Import of Pulses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

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

## Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2495

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## IMPORT OF PULSES

## 2495.   SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

## 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 total quantum and types of pulses that have been imported by the Government during the last one year;
- (b) whether production of pulses in the country has fallen, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the names of countries from which pulses are being/were imported along with the rates at which the same were imported?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h ¼Jh nkuos jkolkgsc nknkjko½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a) :  In 2018-19, no import of pulses was undertaken by the Government.
- (b) : As per the 3 rd Advance Estimates released by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare,  production  of  pulses  for  the  year  2018-19  is  estimated  to  be  23.22  Million  MT  (MMT)  as compared  to  final  estimates  of  23.13  MMT  and  25.42  MMT  for  the  years  2016-17  and  2017-18, respectively.
- (c) : Details of major exporting countries of pulses to India is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2495 FOR 09.07.2019 REGARDING IMPORT OF PULSES.

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| TABLE: COUNTRY-WISE IMPORTS OF PULSES IN INDIA IN 2018-19   | TABLE: COUNTRY-WISE IMPORTS OF PULSES IN INDIA IN 2018-19   | TABLE: COUNTRY-WISE IMPORTS OF PULSES IN INDIA IN 2018-19   |
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| COUNTRY                                                     | IMPORTS (Quantity in MT)                                    | VALUE (in ₹)                                                |
| Afghanistan                                                 | 14,868.00                                                   | 785,968,050.00                                              |
| Argentina                                                   | 12,476.00                                                   | 484,919,761.00                                              |
| Australia                                                   | 47,100.00                                                   | 1,684,881,749.00                                            |
| Austria                                                     | 10,620.00                                                   | 187,586,937.00                                              |
| Brazil                                                      | 30,051.00                                                   | 1,493,539,345.00                                            |
| Canada                                                      | 520,321.00                                                  | 12,606,537,632.00                                           |
| China                                                       | 41,662.00                                                   | 3,281,387,511.00                                            |
| Djibouti                                                    | 13,353.00                                                   | 640,548,343.00                                              |
| Ethiopia                                                    | 28,977.00                                                   | 1,230,758,143.00                                            |
| Kenya                                                       | 27,923.00                                                   | 1,315,385,408.00                                            |
| Kyrgyzstan                                                  | 2,520.00                                                    | 156,180,449.00                                              |
| Lithuania                                                   | 53,462.00                                                   | 935,482,796.00                                              |
| Madagascar                                                  | 1,774.00                                                    | 71,061,956.00                                               |
| Malawi                                                      | 35,849.00                                                   | 1,025,501,037.00                                            |
| Mozambique                                                  | 228,408.00                                                  | 8,598,873,525.00                                            |
| Myanmar                                                     | 700,715.00                                                  | 25,838,447,926.00                                           |
| Netherland                                                  | 48,847.00                                                   | 1,010,536,215.00                                            |
| Romania                                                     | 4,108.00                                                    | 74,845,088.00                                               |
| Russia                                                      | 155,682.00                                                  | 3,010,138,518.00                                            |
| Singapore                                                   | 27,492.00                                                   | 818,351,071.00                                              |
| South Africa                                                | 816.00                                                      | 67,509,525.00                                               |
| Sudan                                                       | 98,001.00                                                   | 3,411,130,799.00                                            |
| Tanzania                                                    | 118,438.00                                                  | 4,414,068,154.00                                            |
| Turkey                                                      | 39,730.00                                                   | 992,304,436.00                                              |
| UAE                                                         | 42,216.00                                                   | 1,276,989,398.00                                            |
| UK                                                          | 2,371.00                                                    | 51,299,102.00                                               |
| USA                                                         | 30,091.00                                                   | 1,049,236,004.00                                            |
| Uganda                                                      | 1,701.00                                                    | 61,289,110.00                                               |
| Ukraine                                                     | 179,275.00                                                  | 3,453,663,058.00                                            |
| Uzbekistan                                                  | 2,169.00                                                    | 121,395,783.00                                              |
| Others                                                      | 6,859.00                                                    | 203,136,028.00                                              |

Source:  Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics

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