New Delhi: Keeping in mind the falling prices of gram and heavy imports in the country, the central government has imposed import duty on its imports. So that rural farmers can get their fair price. This year the production of gram has also been good. In this situation, gram prices are falling.
In the last one month, the price of gram has fallen by Rs 25. 500 to Rs. 5,600 to Rs. 5,650 per quintal. In such a situation, applying import duty on gram can support its prices. The central government has also approved the purchase of 27.99 lakh tonnes of gram at the minimum support price in the current Rabi season.
According to the notification issued by the central government, 10 percent import duty has been imposed on domestic chickpeas (Bengal Chole). Which will be applicable from April 1. The central government allowed free imports of gram in May last year to increase domestic availability and control prices. The fee exemption was valid till 31 March 2025. Now, with the imposition of import duty on its imports, permission to import duty free gram will also be eliminated.
During the financial year 2024-25, gram imports are expected to increase drastically. According to data from the Central Department of Commerce, gram worth Rs 2,477 crore was imported during the April-December period of 2024-25. Last year, this figure was Rs 929 crore. Thus, the import of gram has increased three times in terms of value.
In terms of volume, 3.60 lakh tonnes of gram has been imported during the April-December period of this financial year, which is more than 15 times the 23,546 tonnes of gram imported during the same period of the previous financial year. During the April-December period of this financial year, 2.70 million tonnes of gram was imported from major gram exporter Australia to India. 69,331 tonnes of gram has been imported from Tanzania in the current financial year.
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