New Delhi: Till yesterday, 1,12,545.96 metric tonnes of pulses seized under de-holding operations have been auctioned or offloaded through other options in the market to increase availability. This will help moderate the prices further.
State-wise details of disposal of seized pulses as on 31 December 2015 is as under:
| Sl No. No | State |
Raids conducted, quantity seized & quantity disposed (MT) |
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| Raids | Qty seized | Qty disposed | Balance | ||
| 1. | Chhattisgarh | 112 | 5447.93 | 4138.33 | 1309.45 |
| 2. | Haryana | 1652 | 14.60 | 0.80 | 13.80 |
| 3. | Karnataka | 1351 | 25545.83 | 22421.42 | 3124.40 |
| 4. | Madhya Pradesh | 969 | 3373.60 | 2020.01 | 1353.59 |
| 5. | Maharashtra | 5250 | 87167.44 | 81473.70 | 5693.74 |
| 6. | Telangana | 1924 | 3316.84 | 5.12 | 3311.72 |
| 7. | Rajasthan | 840 | 2610.28 | 722.09 | 1888.18 |
| 8. | Jharkhand | 140 | 282.02 | Nil | 282.02 |
| 9. | Odisha | 180 | 1410.26 | 1403.86 | 6.40 |
| 10. | Andhra Pradesh | 1300 | 1361.52 | 352.50 | 1009.02 |
| 11. | Gujarat | 212 | 54.11 | Nil | 54.11 |
| 12. | Himachal Pradesh | 500 | 3.42 | Nil | 3.42 |
| 13. | NCT Delhi | 01 | 81.29 | 8.13 | 73.16 |
| 14. | Bihar | 299 | 360.41 | Nil | 360.41 |
| Total | 14726 | 131029.55 | 112545.96 | 18483.42 | |
This is the result since the time of imposition of stockholding limits on pulses. Efforts are being made by other States also to expedite disposal of seized pulses as per the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act.
