Maharashtra scraps chana stock-holding limits with immediate effect.

The Maharashtra government has scrapped stock-holding limits on chana with immediate effect, thus removing such cap from entire pulses complex now. In June, the state had removed the stock limit on all pulses expect chana. Withdrawal of stock limits on pulses is aimed at boosting procurement by traders and stockists, which would support prices, particularly of tur which continues to sell below the minimum support price.