Govt source says tur, urad futures likely to make a comeback soon.

The government is likely to lift a decade-old ban on trading of futures contracts in urad and tur. Ministry of Consumer Affairs and NITI Aayog are in favour of allowing trading of urad and tur futures contracts. The government is also expected to give permission for the same soon and later a proposal in this regard would be sent to the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India). Trading of futures contracts of these pulses will aid in price discovery and better realisation. Domestic prices of pulses have been under pressure following successive bumper harvests over the past few years.