Madhya Pradesh scraps mandi tax on pulses bought from other states.

Madhya Pradesh government has rolled back the mandi tax levied on purchase of pulses for milling from other states. The Indore-based All India Dal Mill Association had urged the government to roll back the tax to encourage millers in the state. Mills in Madhya Pradesh were losing business as processed pulses from other states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh were cheaper due to absence of any tax. Mills in Madhya Pradesh had to pay an additional 2.20 rupees on every transaction of 100 rupees as mandi tax.