Chana Duty
Govt informs Lok Sabha re-imposing 10% import duty on chana
This story was originally published at 13:57 IST on 28 March 2025
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MUMBAI – The gvernment Friday informed the Lok Sabha it has re-imposed a 10% import duty on chana with effect from Apr. 1. The govenment had allowed duty-free import of chana and some other pulses to increase their availability and bring down their prices in domestic markets. In May last year, the government had extended the exemption to Mar. 31.
Prices of chana have already dipped below or are nearing the minimum support price of INR 5,650 per 100 kg due to rising arrivals of the rabi crop across major spot markets. Prices have also been under pressure from high imports. Chana imports in Apr-Dec stood at 360,393 tonnes, up a whopping 177% on year, according to data from the ministry.
The agriculture ministry's second advance estimates has pegged chana's output in 2024-25 at 11.5 million tonnes, up from 11 million tonnes last year. End
Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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