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Raipur, March 19, 2025: Government of India has extended the Bharat Dal scheme to include Bharat Moong Dal for retail sale to consumers at a subsidized price.
The Bharat Dal has been extended to include Bharat Moong Dal by converting Moong stock in the PSF buffer into Moong Dal for retail sale to consumers at subsidized prices, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution B L Verma in a written reply said today in Lok Sabha.
Bharat Dal has also been extended to include Masur Dal by converting Masur stock in the PSF buffer into Masur Dal for retail sale to the consumers at price of Rs 89 per kg, he said.
To make dals available to consumers at affordable prices, Bharat Dal was launched in July, 2023 by converting Chana stock in the PSF into Chana dal for retail disposal. The Bharat Chana Dal was made available to consumers at subsidized rates of Rs 60 per kg for 1 kg pack and Rs.55 per kg for 30 kg pack.
Distribution of bharat chana dal was made through 25023 Stationary outlets and mobile vans in 1732 cities across the country by Bharat dal implementing agencies.
The allocated Chana stock being sold in Dal form and Whole form in 1 kg pack at MRP of Rs. 70/kg for Chana Dal and Rs.58/kg for Chana Whole.
Bharat Brand dals under Phase –II are distributed by three central cooperative organizations such National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED), Kendriya Bhandar, and National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited (NCCF) through their own outlets, Mobile vans, e-commerce platforms and big Chain Retailers, the Minister added.
