New Delhi:The Union Government on Thursday informed that at present 43.82 lakhs tonne of buffer stock of various pulses is available under the Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) and Price Support Scheme (PSS).
This notification came against the backdrop of the Food crisis and the fear of a shortage of grains amidst global inflation and the war in Ukraine. Quelling the rumours on this, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a statement said that "The government of India’s continuous monitoring and policy decisions has led to stability in the prices of pulses and onion."
"In order to augment the buffer stock, the government has started procurement of 1.00 Lakh tons of imported Tur and 50,000 tons of imported Urad. At present, the Government of India has 43.82 lakhs tonne of buffer stock of various pulses under PSF and PSS," it added.