DGMA's important contribution in getting Kabuli chana out of storage limit

12-Jul-2024 03:56 PM

New Delhi. The Central Government has now taken Kabuli chana out of the purview of storage limit (stock limit).

Delhi Grain Merchants Association (DGMA) played an important role in convincing the government for this and informing about important facts.

Due to the best efforts made by the association, the government removed the stock limit on Kabuli chana by issuing a circular on 11 July 2024. However, the storage limit on Tuvar and Desi chana will remain applicable as before.

The period of storage limit has been fixed till 30 September 2024. Although India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) and some other organizations also made commendable efforts to remove the storage limit on Kabuli gram and tried to convince the government by giving information about various facts that the decision to impose storage limit on Kabuli gram is not practical,

but Delhi Grain Merchants Association continued to make efforts on this issue and ultimately it got success in it.

It is worth mentioning that on 27 June 2024, the officials of DGMA met the Union Consumer Affairs Secretary along with the President of Delhi Dal Mill Millers Association and General Secretary of Narela Food Processing Industry Association and discussed various issues,

which also included the matter of taking Kabuli gram out of the scope of storage limit. Apart from this, a demand was also made to increase the stock limit for Desi gram to 500 tonnes.

At that time, the Consumer Affairs Secretary had listened to the delegation very carefully and also gave some positive assurances.