In a move that will disrupt the pricing of tur dal in the retail market, the state government will be selling it at Rs 55 per kg in the markets, as against the current retail price of Rs 90-110 per kg
Saddled with 25 lakh quintal tur that it had procured from farmers earlier this year to curb falling prices due to a record production, the government will start milling it into dal form and package it in one kg and five kg packets and give it to traders at Rs 50 per kg with an MRP of Rs 55 per kg printed on the pack.
The state government will also introduce tur dal in the public distribution system (PDS) and will make it available in ration shops. Even a person without the below poverty line ration card can purchase the dal, said officials from the marketing department.
However, this move will incur the state government a cumulative loss of nearly Rs 360 crore as one kg tur dal costs the government Rs 75 per kg; this includes cost of purchasing tur, maintenance, storage, milling, packaging and transportation.
"There will be a loss of Rs 25 per kg," said an official. Once milled, 18 lakh quintals of tur dal will be produced as only 70% dal is generated from one kg of whole tur.
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