Delhi govt to sell pulses and wheat at 'affordable' prices

With prices of food items witnessing tremendous increase, Delhi government today decided to sell pulses and wheat at "affordable" prices.

These items would be sold through 70 circle Food and Supplies Department and later extended to all outlets of the Mother Dairy booths, food and supply minister Haroon Yusuf announced today.

Nine types of pulses would be sold at reasonable rates in one kg packs, he said. The sale of four pulses like Kala Chana, Kabuli Chana, Chana Dal and Rajma Chitra has also resumed at 288 Mother Dairies across the city.

"The aim is not only to sell pulses and aata but also to mitigate inflationary trends in food items," he said. The minister said the Delhi Government was committed to provide maximum relief to the common man to reduce their burden from time to time.

Yusuf said the Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation is finalising the modalities for packing and distribution of rice in one kg pack through Mother Diary and Kendriya Bhandar.

Similarly the corporation is in process of lifting the sugar from sugar mills and sell it in one kg pack through Kendriya Bhandar and Mother Diary at subsidised rates keeping in view the soaring prices of items in the wholesale and retail market.