Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 73 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]Code Context
trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);
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$message = 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 73 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php.' $stackFrame = (int) 1 $trace = [ (int) 0 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ServerRequest.php', 'line' => (int) 2421, 'function' => 'deprecationWarning', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.' ] ], (int) 1 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php', 'line' => (int) 73, 'function' => 'offsetGet', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => 'catslug' ] ], (int) 2 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php', 'line' => (int) 610, 'function' => 'printArticle', 'class' => 'App\Controller\ArtileDetailController', 'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [] ], (int) 3 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php', 'line' => (int) 120, 'function' => 'invokeAction', 'class' => 'Cake\Controller\Controller', 'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [] ], (int) 4 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php', 'line' => (int) 94, 'function' => '_invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {} ] ], (int) 5 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php', 'line' => (int) 235, 'function' => 'dispatch', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 6 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 65, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\BaseApplication', 'object' => object(App\Application) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {} ] ], (int) 7 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php', 'line' => (int) 162, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 8 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 65, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware', 'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {} ] ], (int) 9 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php', 'line' => (int) 88, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 10 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 65, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware', 'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {} ] ], (int) 11 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php', 'line' => (int) 96, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 12 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 65, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware', 'object' => object(Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {} ] ], (int) 13 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 51, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 14 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php', 'line' => (int) 98, 'function' => 'run', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\MiddlewareQueue) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 15 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/webroot/index.php', 'line' => (int) 39, 'function' => 'run', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Server', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Server) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [] ] ] $frame = [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php', 'line' => (int) 73, 'function' => 'offsetGet', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) { trustProxy => false [protected] params => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] data => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] query => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] cookies => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] _environment => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] url => 'latest-news-updates/govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582/print' [protected] base => '' [protected] webroot => '/' [protected] here => '/latest-news-updates/govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582/print' [protected] trustedProxies => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] _input => null [protected] _detectors => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] _detectorCache => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {} [protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {} [protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {} [protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] emulatedAttributes => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] protocol => null [protected] requestTarget => null [private] deprecatedProperties => [ [maximum depth reached] ] }, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => 'catslug' ] ]deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311 Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421 App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 73 Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94 Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51 Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98
Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 74 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]Code Context
trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);
}
$message = 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 74 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php.' $stackFrame = (int) 1 $trace = [ (int) 0 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ServerRequest.php', 'line' => (int) 2421, 'function' => 'deprecationWarning', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.' ] ], (int) 1 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php', 'line' => (int) 74, 'function' => 'offsetGet', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => 'artileslug' ] ], (int) 2 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php', 'line' => (int) 610, 'function' => 'printArticle', 'class' => 'App\Controller\ArtileDetailController', 'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [] ], (int) 3 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php', 'line' => (int) 120, 'function' => 'invokeAction', 'class' => 'Cake\Controller\Controller', 'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [] ], (int) 4 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php', 'line' => (int) 94, 'function' => '_invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {} ] ], (int) 5 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php', 'line' => (int) 235, 'function' => 'dispatch', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 6 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 65, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\BaseApplication', 'object' => object(App\Application) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {} ] ], (int) 7 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php', 'line' => (int) 162, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 8 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 65, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware', 'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {} ] ], (int) 9 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php', 'line' => (int) 88, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 10 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 65, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware', 'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {} ] ], (int) 11 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php', 'line' => (int) 96, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 12 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 65, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware', 'object' => object(Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {} ] ], (int) 13 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php', 'line' => (int) 51, 'function' => '__invoke', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 14 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php', 'line' => (int) 98, 'function' => 'run', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\MiddlewareQueue) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {} ] ], (int) 15 => [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/webroot/index.php', 'line' => (int) 39, 'function' => 'run', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\Server', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\Server) {}, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [] ] ] $frame = [ 'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php', 'line' => (int) 74, 'function' => 'offsetGet', 'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest', 'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) { trustProxy => false [protected] params => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] data => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] query => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] cookies => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] _environment => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] url => 'latest-news-updates/govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582/print' [protected] base => '' [protected] webroot => '/' [protected] here => '/latest-news-updates/govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582/print' [protected] trustedProxies => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] _input => null [protected] _detectors => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] _detectorCache => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {} [protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {} [protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {} [protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] emulatedAttributes => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] protocol => null [protected] requestTarget => null [private] deprecatedProperties => [ [maximum depth reached] ] }, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => 'artileslug' ] ]deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311 Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421 App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 74 Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94 Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51 Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98
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$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) { 'status' => (int) 200, 'contentType' => 'text/html', 'headers' => [ 'Content-Type' => [ [maximum depth reached] ] ], 'file' => null, 'fileRange' => [], 'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {}, 'cacheDirectives' => [], 'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr6801be2184f60-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr6801be2184f60-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr6801be2184f60-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr6801be2184f60-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr6801be2184f60-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr6801be2184f60-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr6801be2184f60-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr6801be2184f60-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">> </span></span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"> <link rel="canonical" href="<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">echo </span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">); </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">echo </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">echo </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">; </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>/<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">echo </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">; </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>.html"/> </span></code></span> <code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html; charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/> </span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr6801be2184f60-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp' $dataForView = [ 'article_current' => object(App\Model\Entity\Article) { 'id' => (int) 31509, 'title' => 'Govt cracks the whip on price rise -Sanjeeb Mukherjee', 'subheading' => '', 'description' => '<div align="justify"> -Business Standard<br /> <br /> <em>In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX<br /> </em><br /> <em>New Delhi: </em>The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with different agencies doing their bit to ensure smooth supply and action against hoarders as well as profiteers.<br /> <br /> Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred launch of any fresh contracts in chana in the futures markets. It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /> <br /> At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don&rsquo;t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /> <br /> The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /> <br /> The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /> <br /> In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /> <br /> As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /> <br /> As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /> <br /> Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /> <br /> Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> <strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /> </strong><br /> * Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br /> * Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br /> * 25% export duty on wheat extended<br /> * IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br /> * Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br /> * States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br /> * Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /> <em><br /> With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em> </div>', 'credit_writer' => 'Business Standard, 17 June, 2016, http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/govt-cracks-whip-on-price-rise-116061700013_1.html', 'article_img' => '', 'article_img_thumb' => '', 'status' => (int) 1, 'show_on_home' => (int) 1, 'lang' => 'EN', 'category_id' => (int) 16, 'tag_keyword' => '', 'seo_url' => 'govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582', 'meta_title' => null, 'meta_keywords' => null, 'meta_description' => null, 'noindex' => (int) 0, 'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'most_visit_section_id' => null, 'article_big_img' => null, 'liveid' => (int) 4679582, 'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {}, 'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {}, 'edate' => '', 'tags' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], 'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {}, '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[hasErrors]' => false, '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'Articles' }, 'articleid' => (int) 31509, 'metaTitle' => 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Govt cracks the whip on price rise -Sanjeeb Mukherjee', 'metaKeywords' => 'Urad dal,Pulses Import,Pulses Production,price rise,Inflation,food inflation,food prices,Cartelisation,NCDEX,Customs Duty,Lentils,Tur dal,Masoor dal', 'metaDesc' => ' -Business Standard In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX New Delhi: The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with...', 'disp' => '<div align="justify">-Business Standard<br /><br /><em>In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX<br /></em><br /><em>New Delhi: </em>The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with different agencies doing their bit to ensure smooth supply and action against hoarders as well as profiteers.<br /><br />Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred launch of any fresh contracts in chana in the futures markets. It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don&rsquo;t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /><br />Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /><br />Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /><br /><strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /></strong><br />* Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br />* Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br />* 25% export duty on wheat extended<br />* IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br />* Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br />* States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br />* Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /><em><br />With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em></div>', 'lang' => 'English', 'SITE_URL' => 'https://im4change.in/', 'site_title' => 'im4change', 'adminprix' => 'admin' ] $article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) { 'id' => (int) 31509, 'title' => 'Govt cracks the whip on price rise -Sanjeeb Mukherjee', 'subheading' => '', 'description' => '<div align="justify"> -Business Standard<br /> <br /> <em>In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX<br /> </em><br /> <em>New Delhi: </em>The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with different agencies doing their bit to ensure smooth supply and action against hoarders as well as profiteers.<br /> <br /> Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred launch of any fresh contracts in chana in the futures markets. It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /> <br /> At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don&rsquo;t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /> <br /> The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /> <br /> The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /> <br /> In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /> <br /> As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /> <br /> As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /> <br /> Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /> <br /> Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> <strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /> </strong><br /> * Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br /> * Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br /> * 25% export duty on wheat extended<br /> * IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br /> * Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br /> * States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br /> * Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /> <em><br /> With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em> </div>', 'credit_writer' => 'Business Standard, 17 June, 2016, http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/govt-cracks-whip-on-price-rise-116061700013_1.html', 'article_img' => '', 'article_img_thumb' => '', 'status' => (int) 1, 'show_on_home' => (int) 1, 'lang' => 'EN', 'category_id' => (int) 16, 'tag_keyword' => '', 'seo_url' => 'govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582', 'meta_title' => null, 'meta_keywords' => null, 'meta_description' => null, 'noindex' => (int) 0, 'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'most_visit_section_id' => null, 'article_big_img' => null, 'liveid' => (int) 4679582, 'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {}, 'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {}, 'edate' => '', 'tags' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 3 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 4 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 5 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 6 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 7 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 8 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 9 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 10 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 11 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 12 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {} ], 'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {}, '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ '*' => true, 'id' => false ], '[dirty]' => [], '[original]' => [], '[virtual]' => [], '[hasErrors]' => false, '[errors]' => [], '[invalid]' => [], '[repository]' => 'Articles' } $articleid = (int) 31509 $metaTitle = 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Govt cracks the whip on price rise -Sanjeeb Mukherjee' $metaKeywords = 'Urad dal,Pulses Import,Pulses Production,price rise,Inflation,food inflation,food prices,Cartelisation,NCDEX,Customs Duty,Lentils,Tur dal,Masoor dal' $metaDesc = ' -Business Standard In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX New Delhi: The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with...' $disp = '<div align="justify">-Business Standard<br /><br /><em>In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX<br /></em><br /><em>New Delhi: </em>The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with different agencies doing their bit to ensure smooth supply and action against hoarders as well as profiteers.<br /><br />Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred launch of any fresh contracts in chana in the futures markets. It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don&rsquo;t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /><br />Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /><br />Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /><br /><strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /></strong><br />* Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br />* Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br />* 25% export duty on wheat extended<br />* IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br />* Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br />* States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br />* Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /><em><br />With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em></div>' $lang = 'English' $SITE_URL = 'https://im4change.in/' $site_title = 'im4change' $adminprix = 'admin'</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8 Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413 Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374 Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927 Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885 Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94 Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582.html"/> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don’t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India’s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to “pull up the socks” to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. “I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,” said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. “This would ensure that there won’t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,” a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India’s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /><br />Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /><br />Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /><br /><strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /></strong><br />* Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br />* Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br />* 25% export duty on wheat extended<br />* IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br />* Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br />* States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br />* Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /><em><br />With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em></div> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;"> <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page " onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form> </td> </tr> </table></body> </html>' } $maxBufferLength = (int) 8192 $file = '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php' $line = (int) 853 $message = 'Unable to emit headers. 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It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /> <br /> At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don&rsquo;t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /> <br /> The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /> <br /> The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /> <br /> In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. 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Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. 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The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /> <br /> In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. 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It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don&rsquo;t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /><br />Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /><br />Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /><br /><strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /></strong><br />* Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br />* Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br />* 25% export duty on wheat extended<br />* IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br />* Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br />* States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br />* Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /><em><br />With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em></div>' $lang = 'English' $SITE_URL = 'https://im4change.in/' $site_title = 'im4change' $adminprix = 'admin'</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8 Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413 Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374 Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927 Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885 Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94 Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582.html"/> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don’t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India’s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to “pull up the socks” to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. “I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,” said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. “This would ensure that there won’t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,” a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India’s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /><br />Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /><br />Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /><br /><strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /></strong><br />* Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br />* Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br />* 25% export duty on wheat extended<br />* IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br />* Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br />* States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br />* Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /><em><br />With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em></div> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;"> <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page " onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form> </td> </tr> </table></body> </html>' } $reasonPhrase = 'OK'header - [internal], line ?? 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The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. 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Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /> <br /> The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /> <br /> The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /> <br /> In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /> <br /> As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /> <br /> As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /> <br /> Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /> <br /> Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> <strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /> </strong><br /> * Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br /> * Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br /> * 25% export duty on wheat extended<br /> * IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br /> * Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br /> * States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br /> * Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /> <em><br /> With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em> </div>', 'credit_writer' => 'Business Standard, 17 June, 2016, http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/govt-cracks-whip-on-price-rise-116061700013_1.html', 'article_img' => '', 'article_img_thumb' => '', 'status' => (int) 1, 'show_on_home' => (int) 1, 'lang' => 'EN', 'category_id' => (int) 16, 'tag_keyword' => '', 'seo_url' => 'govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582', 'meta_title' => null, 'meta_keywords' => null, 'meta_description' => null, 'noindex' => (int) 0, 'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'most_visit_section_id' => null, 'article_big_img' => null, 'liveid' => (int) 4679582, 'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {}, 'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {}, 'edate' => '', 'tags' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 3 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 4 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 5 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 6 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 7 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 8 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 9 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 10 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 11 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 12 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {} ], 'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {}, '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ '*' => true, 'id' => false ], '[dirty]' => [], '[original]' => [], '[virtual]' => [], '[hasErrors]' => false, '[errors]' => [], '[invalid]' => [], '[repository]' => 'Articles' } $articleid = (int) 31509 $metaTitle = 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Govt cracks the whip on price rise -Sanjeeb Mukherjee' $metaKeywords = 'Urad dal,Pulses Import,Pulses Production,price rise,Inflation,food inflation,food prices,Cartelisation,NCDEX,Customs Duty,Lentils,Tur dal,Masoor dal' $metaDesc = ' -Business Standard In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX New Delhi: The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with...' $disp = '<div align="justify">-Business Standard<br /><br /><em>In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX<br /></em><br /><em>New Delhi: </em>The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with different agencies doing their bit to ensure smooth supply and action against hoarders as well as profiteers.<br /><br />Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred launch of any fresh contracts in chana in the futures markets. It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don&rsquo;t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world&rsquo;s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India&rsquo;s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to &ldquo;pull up the socks&rdquo; to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. &ldquo;I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,&rdquo; said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs&nbsp; 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. &ldquo;This would ensure that there won&rsquo;t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,&rdquo; a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India&rsquo;s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /><br />Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /><br />Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /><br /><strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /></strong><br />* Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br />* Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br />* 25% export duty on wheat extended<br />* IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br />* Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br />* States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br />* Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /><em><br />With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em></div>' $lang = 'English' $SITE_URL = 'https://im4change.in/' $site_title = 'im4change' $adminprix = 'admin'</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8 Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413 Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374 Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927 Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885 Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94 Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582.html"/> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don’t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India’s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to “pull up the socks” to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. “I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,” said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. “This would ensure that there won’t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,” a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India’s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /><br />Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /><br />Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /><br /><strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /></strong><br />* Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br />* Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br />* 25% export duty on wheat extended<br />* IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br />* Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br />* States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br />* Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /><em><br />With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em></div> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;"> <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page " onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form> </td> </tr> </table></body> </html>' } $cookies = [] $values = [ (int) 0 => 'text/html; charset=UTF-8' ] $name = 'Content-Type' $first = true $value = 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'header - [internal], line ?? 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Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /> <br /> At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don’t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /> <br /> The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India’s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /> <br /> The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to “pull up the socks” to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. “I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,” said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /> <br /> In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. “This would ensure that there won’t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,” a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /> <br /> As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /> <br /> As per official data, India’s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. 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It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don’t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India’s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to “pull up the socks” to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. “I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,” said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. “This would ensure that there won’t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,” a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India’s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /><br />Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /><br />Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /><br /><strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /></strong><br />* Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br />* Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br />* 25% export duty on wheat extended<br />* IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br />* Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br />* States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br />* Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /><em><br />With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em></div>', 'lang' => 'English', 'SITE_URL' => 'https://im4change.in/', 'site_title' => 'im4change', 'adminprix' => 'admin' ] $article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) { 'id' => (int) 31509, 'title' => 'Govt cracks the whip on price rise -Sanjeeb Mukherjee', 'subheading' => '', 'description' => '<div align="justify"> -Business Standard<br /> <br /> <em>In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX<br /> </em><br /> <em>New Delhi: </em>The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with different agencies doing their bit to ensure smooth supply and action against hoarders as well as profiteers.<br /> <br /> Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred launch of any fresh contracts in chana in the futures markets. It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /> <br /> At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don’t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /> <br /> The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India’s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /> <br /> The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to “pull up the socks” to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. “I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,” said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /> <br /> In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. “This would ensure that there won’t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,” a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /> <br /> As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /> <br /> As per official data, India’s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015.<br /> <br /> Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year.<br /> <br /> Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> <strong>MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION<br /> </strong><br /> * Sebi suspends futures trading in chana<br /> * Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar<br /> * 25% export duty on wheat extended<br /> * IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation<br /> * Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers<br /> * States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price<br /> * Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports<br /> <em><br /> With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani</em> </div>', 'credit_writer' => 'Business Standard, 17 June, 2016, http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/govt-cracks-whip-on-price-rise-116061700013_1.html', 'article_img' => '', 'article_img_thumb' => '', 'status' => (int) 1, 'show_on_home' => (int) 1, 'lang' => 'EN', 'category_id' => (int) 16, 'tag_keyword' => '', 'seo_url' => 'govt-cracks-the-whip-on-price-rise-sanjeeb-mukherjee-4679582', 'meta_title' => null, 'meta_keywords' => null, 'meta_description' => null, 'noindex' => (int) 0, 'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'most_visit_section_id' => null, 'article_big_img' => null, 'liveid' => (int) 4679582, 'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {}, 'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {}, 'edate' => '', 'tags' => [ (int) 0 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 1 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 2 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 3 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 4 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 5 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 6 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 7 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 8 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 9 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 10 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 11 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}, (int) 12 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {} ], 'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {}, '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ '*' => true, 'id' => false ], '[dirty]' => [], '[original]' => [], '[virtual]' => [], '[hasErrors]' => false, '[errors]' => [], '[invalid]' => [], '[repository]' => 'Articles' } $articleid = (int) 31509 $metaTitle = 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Govt cracks the whip on price rise -Sanjeeb Mukherjee' $metaKeywords = 'Urad dal,Pulses Import,Pulses Production,price rise,Inflation,food inflation,food prices,Cartelisation,NCDEX,Customs Duty,Lentils,Tur dal,Masoor dal' $metaDesc = ' -Business Standard In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX New Delhi: The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with...' $disp = '<div align="justify">-Business Standard<br /><br /><em>In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX<br /></em><br /><em>New Delhi: </em>The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with different agencies doing their bit to ensure smooth supply and action against hoarders as well as profiteers.<br /><br />Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred launch of any fresh contracts in chana in the futures markets. It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months.<br /><br />At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don’t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market.<br /><br />The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India’s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes.<br /><br />However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that.<br /><br />The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to “pull up the socks” to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. “I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,” said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg.<br /><br />In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. “This would ensure that there won’t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,” a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts.<br /><br />As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday.<br /><br />As per official data, India’s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. 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Govt cracks the whip on price rise -Sanjeeb Mukherjee |
-Business Standard
In last one month, chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent and on Thursday it closed at Rs. 6812 per quintal on NCDEX New Delhi: The government has launched a multi-pronged drive against price rise of essential commodities with different agencies doing their bit to ensure smooth supply and action against hoarders as well as profiteers. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred launch of any fresh contracts in chana in the futures markets. It also asked the investors to wind down their existing positions. Total open interest in chana on NCDEX is 0.19 million tonnes as of Thursday. Chana futures prices have risen 17.37 per cent in the past one month and on Thursday it closed at Rs 6,812 per quintal on NCDEX. Chana price on NCDEX have gone up 55.85 per cent in the past three months. At the same time, government imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports to boost domestic supply and ensure that traders don’t ship out sugar to take advantage of favourable international markets. This would improve supplies in the domestic market where the sweetener is trading at Rs 40 per kg. Earlier this month, the food ministry had recommended 25 per cent export duty on sugar to ensure smooth domestic supply. Global sugar prices have risen 53 per cent in the past six months to around 20 cents per pound due to delayed harvest of the Brazilian crop. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of sugar and competes with India in the international market. The government has also decided to continue with the 25 per cent import duty on wheat for another three months. Wheat procurement has fallen due to sufficient stock in the warehouses. India’s wheat stocks in central pool by May end was estimated to be at 31.44 million tonnes. However, with wheat procurement in 2016-17 season falling short of the target by almost 5 million tonnes, there was a talk that import duty might be abolished, but good stock position seems to have gone against that. The government also asked central security agencies, including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to “pull up the socks” to curb cartelisation and ensure there is no artificial rise in prices of lentils. “I have asked all of them to pull up their socks and ensure that no artificial rise in pulses prices take place,” said Hem Pande, consumer affairs secretary. Officials have been told to keep a track of the entire supply chain of imported dals from shipment to final delivery point. The states have been told to sell tur and urad from the buffer stock at a subsidised rate of not more than Rs 120 per kg and chana at Rs 60 per kg. In pulses, officials said it was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Union cabinet secretary earlier in the day that 0.65 million of the expanded pulses buffer stock of 0.80 million tonnes would be filled largely through imports. For this, an option of growing pulses in African countries like Mozambique could be considered. “This would ensure that there won’t be any undue pressure on domestic supplies because of increased government purchases,” a senior government official said. A team of senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs assisted by officials from department of commerce and agriculture experts would soon leave for Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of long-term pulses imports contracts. As per Consumer Affairs Ministry data, maximum retail price of urad was at Rs 196 a kg, tur at Rs 166 a kg, moong at Rs 120 a kg, masoor at Rs 105 a kg and gram at Rs 93 a kg on Thursday. As per official data, India’s consumer price-based inflation touched a 19-month high of 5.76 per cent in May 2016, driven primarily by food inflation. Retail food inflation or the consumer food price index rose 7.55 per cent, compared with 6.40 per cent in April and 4.80 per cent in May 2015. Among the various food categories, pulses showed a staggering year-over-year increase of 31.6 per cent in May, with pulses inflation rising 28.2 per cent in urban areas and 33.6 per cent in rural areas year-on-year. Production of pulses is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June) due to two consecutive years of drought, while the demand stands at 23.5 million tonnes. MEASURES TAKEN TO ARREST INFLATION * Sebi suspends futures trading in chana * Centre imposes 20% export duty on sugar * 25% export duty on wheat extended * IB and Department of Revenue Intelligence to keep an eye on cartelisation * Senior officials to scout for opportunities to grow pulses in Mozambique for Indian consumers * States told to crackdown on those who are selling chana and urad at more than the prescribed price * Shipping ministry told to expand vigil at ports With inputs from Rajesh Bhayani |