Government has created buffer stocks of 18 lakh tonnes of pulses so far and also decided to procure dals from farmers till April 22, said Ram Vilas Paswan. The government had decided to create 20 lakh tonnes of buffer stock through imports and local purchase, after pulses price crossed Rs 200 per kg in the retail market last year. On the progress of buffer stock creation, the minister said 18.10 lakh tonnes of pulses have been purchased so far, of which 4 lakh tonnes have been through imports and 14 lakh tonnes via domestic purchase. Disposed 96,000 tonnes of pulses from buffer stock so far. About 17 lakh tonnes pulses is still left ,said Paswan. The minister said the earlier plan was to buy 10 lakh tonnes of pulses from overseas and rest from local market.