Maharashtra to sell tur dal, sugar, palm oil cheaply

Mumbai, Nov 8 : The new Democratic Front government Sunday decided to sell tur dal, sugar and palm oil at concessional rates through the public distribution network till December-end.

The decision was taken at the maiden meeting of the new cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan here, according to an official spokesperson.

Tur dal will be sold at Rs.55 per kg, palm oil at Rs.30 per litre, and sugar at Rs.32 a kg.

The current market rates of these commodities are more than double these rates.

Every month, Maharashtra requires 10,000 tonnes of tur dal, 28,900 tonnes of sugar and 15,000 kilolitres of palm oil.

The state exchequer will incur an expense of a little over Rs.88 crore for this purpose.