Govt to provide â¹15 per kg discount on pulses for poor
The Cabinet has decided to offer pulses to states at a discount of â¹15 per kilogram over prevailing wholesale prices for schemes such as PDS and mid-day meal. The government will provide 3.5 million tonnes of tur, chana, masoor, moong and urad as it tries to dispose of surplus output. It will spend â¹5,237 crore for implementing this scheme.