Question : Excluding Gram and Mustard from NCDEX

(a) whether the Government is planning to exclude Gram and Mustard from the list of NCDEX;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the time limit within which the plan is to be carried out; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

(a) to (c): The Government has suspended futures trading in Chana since July 27,2016. For Mustard, only Mustard Seed Futures contracts are permitted for trading in NCDEX as it facilitates price discovery.

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