Goyal starts selling chana dal under Bharat Dal brand at Rs 60 per kg
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According to an official statement, Goyal started selling subsidized chana dal under the brand name Bharat Dal at Rs 60 per kg for a one kg pack and Rs 55 per kg for a 30 kg pack.
New Delhi. Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday launched the sale of subsidized chana dal at Rs 60 per kg under the Bharat Dal brand to make pulses available to consumers at a cheaper rate. Chana Dal is being sold through the retail outlets of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) in the National Capital Region-Delhi. It will also be available at NCCF, Kendriya Bhandar and Safal’s retail stores of Mother Dairy. According to an official statement, Goyal started selling subsidized chana dal under the brand name Bharat Dal at Rs 60 per kg for a one kg pack and Rs 55 per kg for a 30 kg pack.
It added that the launch of Bharat Dal is a major step by the central government in the direction of making pulses available to the consumers at affordable prices by converting the government’s gram stock into chana dal. Chana dal is milled and packaged by NAFED for distribution through its retail outlets and outlets of NCCF, Kendriya Bhandar and Safal in the national capital Delhi. It added that under this arrangement chana dal is made available to state governments for their welfare schemes, for supply under police, jails and also for distribution through their consumer cooperative shops.
According to the statement, gram is the most produced pulse in India and is consumed in many forms across India. Chickpeas have many nutritional health benefits. It is rich in fibre, iron, potassium, vitamin B, selenium beta carotene and choline which is essential for the human body to control anemia, blood sugar, bone health etc and even mental health.
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