Branded grains, rice, sugar and atta will be levied five per cent GST.
30 Jun 2017 2:58 PM
According to Nomura estimates, every 1 per cent increase in MSP raises headline CPI inflation by around 15 basis points.
27 Jun 2017 12:51 PM
Urad MSP is now Rs 5,400 per quintal against Rs 5,000 in the previous year.
20 Jun 2017 6:06 PM
Nafed had procured pulses and other commodities worth Rs 5,800 crore during 2016-17 fiscal mainly under the PSF.
16 Jun 2017 3:44 PM
Milk and curd will continue to be exempt from taxation when GST replaced current indirect taxes.
19 May 2017 12:36 PM
Govt says country will take two to three years to become self-sufficient in production of pulses.
24 Mar 2017 6:23 PM
The govt is targeting a record 20.75 million tonnes of pulses output in the ongoing 2016-17 crop year.
25 Nov 2016 5:11 PM
India imported nearly six million tonne pulses last fiscal to meet the domestic demand.
18 Nov 2016 4:29 PM