(a) the details of the total quantum and types of pulses that have been imported by the Government during the last one year;
(b) whether production of pulses in the country has fallen, if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the names of countries from which pulses are being/were imported along with the rates at which the same were imported?
THE MINISTER OF STATE
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)
(a) : In 2018-19, no import of pulses was undertaken by the Government.
(b) : As per the 3rd Advance Estimates released by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, production of pulses for the year 2018-19 is estimated to be 23.22 Million MT (MMT) as compared to final estimates of 23.13 MMT and 25.42 MMT for the years 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively.
(c) : Details of major exporting countries of pulses to India is at Annexure.
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ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2495 FOR 09.07.2019 REGARDING IMPORT OF PULSES.
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TABLE: COUNTRY-WISE IMPORTS OF PULSES IN INDIA IN 2018-19
COUNTRY IMPORTS (Quantity in MT) VALUE (in ?)
Afghanistan 14,868.00 785,968,050.00
Argentina 12,476.00 484,919,761.00
Australia 47,100.00 1,684,881,749.00
Austria 10,620.00 187,586,937.00
Brazil 30,051.00 1,493,539,345.00
Canada 520,321.00 12,606,537,632.00
China 41,662.00 3,281,387,511.00
Djibouti 13,353.00 640,548,343.00
Ethiopia 28,977.00 1,230,758,143.00
Kenya 27,923.00 1,315,385,408.00
Kyrgyzstan 2,520.00 156,180,449.00
Lithuania 53,462.00 935,482,796.00
Madagascar 1,774.00 71,061,956.00
Malawi 35,849.00 1,025,501,037.00
Mozambique 228,408.00 8,598,873,525.00
Myanmar 700,715.00 25,838,447,926.00
Netherland 48,847.00 1,010,536,215.00
Romania 4,108.00 74,845,088.00
Russia 155,682.00 3,010,138,518.00
Singapore 27,492.00 818,351,071.00
South Africa 816.00 67,509,525.00
Sudan 98,001.00 3,411,130,799.00
Tanzania 118,438.00 4,414,068,154.00
Turkey 39,730.00 992,304,436.00
UAE 42,216.00 1,276,989,398.00
UK 2,371.00 51,299,102.00
USA 30,091.00 1,049,236,004.00
Uganda 1,701.00 61,289,110.00
Ukraine 179,275.00 3,453,663,058.00
Uzbekistan 2,169.00 121,395,783.00
Others 6,859.00 203,136,028.00
Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics
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