Import of Desi gram likely to increase from the current month

11-Jun-2024 06:21 PM

New Delhi. In view of the difficulties being faced by the common people due to the fall in domestic production, low supply of goods in the markets and high prices,

the government has made the import of Desi gram duty free till October 2024, whereas earlier a huge import duty of 66 percent was imposed on it.

However, duty exemption was being given on the import of gram from underdeveloped or underdeveloped countries.

According to the available data, a total of 2211 tonnes of gram was imported in May 2024, including 1454 tonnes from Australia,

384 tonnes from Ethiopia, 265 tonnes from Myanmar and 108 tonnes from Tanzania. Out of this, 1000 tonnes were imported at Kandla port, 695 tonnes at Mundra port and 265 tonnes at Chennai port, while 155 tonnes were imported at JNPT (Mumbai) and 96 tonnes at Tuticorin port.

Earlier, 1257 tonnes of gram was imported in April 2024. In this way, a total of 3469 tonnes of gram was imported in the first two months of the current financial year, which was more than the import of 582 tonnes in the same period last year and 2348 tonnes in the same two months of the year 2022.

During the entire period (April-March) of the financial year 2023-24, a total of about 1.64 lakh tonnes of Desi gram was imported in the country.