Govt removes restrictions on export of all types of pulses

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA has removed restrictions on export of all types of pulses. 

Briefing media after the Cabinet Meeting in New Delhi this afternoon, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, the decision will give farmers greater choice in marketing their produce and enhance their incomes. 

He said, opening of export of pulses will help the farmers to dispose of their products at remunerative prices and encourage them to expand the area of sowing.It is expected that pulses production will be sustained in the country and its import dependence on pulses will come down



substantially. 

This is also likely to provide higher levels of protein to the population and work towards nutritional security. 

The CCEA also empowered the Committee chaired by Secretary, Food and Public Distribution to review export-import policy on pulses and consider measures such as quantitative restrictions and change in import duties. 

Mr Prasad said, the CCEA also gave its nod for continuation of sub-schemes under Integrated Child Development Services, ICDS till November 2018 with an outlay of over 41 thousand crore rupees.