(a) whether the Government is considering to check the rising price of eggs
to boost its sale and consumption;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the other steps taken by the Government to control the price of eggs?
(a) whether the Government is considering to check the rising price of eggs
to boost its sale and consumption;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the other steps taken by the Government to control the price of eggs?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (DR.CHARAN DAS MAHANT)
(a)to (c) There are no direct intervention of Government in controlling the price of
eggs to boost its sale and consumption. However, indirectly, to bring down the cost of feed
ingredient inputs in egg production, Government of India has brought the standard rates of
import duty to nil in case of import of de-oiled soya extract, groundnut oil cake/ oil cake
meal, sunflower oil cake/ oil cake meal, canola oil meal/ oil cake meal, mustard oil cake/
oil cake meal and maize bran. As per available information, cost of feed ingredients like
soyabean and maize have come down during the last six months.