Buy tur dal at Rs95 a kg from city retail outlets

MUMBAI: With festive season around the corner, the state government plans to provide 500 metric tonnes of tur dal at Rs95 a kg at retail outlets in Mumbai. Of the

MUMBAI: With festive season around the corner, the state government plans to provide 500 metric tonnes of tur dal at Rs95 a kg at retail outlets in Mumbai. Of the total stock, 48 metric tonnes of tur dal has been dispatched.

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HT had on Wednesday reported how the pulse — a staple diet from many poor families — sold at public distribution system shops is Rs8 costlier than retail outlets.

The outlets selling the subsidised tur dal are Apna Bazar (8 metric tonnes), MB Mart (8 metric tonnes), Big Bazaar (17 metric tonnes), Hypercity (3 metric tonnes), D Mart (5 metric tonnes), Groma (10 metric tonnes), Mazdoor Sangh (1 metric tonne), MB Mart, Malad ( 2 metric tonnes), Shahu Grain, Dindoshi (0.5 metric tonne) and Reliance Retail (10 metric tonnes). The move is part of the steps taken to control rising dal prices, said Mahesh Pathak, principal secretary of the food and civil supplies department.

The state has sought a stock of 28,000 metric tonnes from the Centre. “We want to bring down inflated prices,” Pathak said. “If the intention of the government is to stabilise prices, the real solution lies in invoking the Essential Commodities Act to fix both the wholesale and retail prices,” MGP chairman Shirish Deshpande said.