The Maharashtra government has sought 15,000 tn of pulses per month from the central government at subsidised rates. In August the Cabinet had approved a proposal by the agriculture ministry that the Centre provide pulses at a discount of 15 rupees per kg on wholesale rate to state governments that would be then sold under the public distribution system. Under this approved scheme, the state/UT (Union Territory) governments are offered to lift 3.488 mln tn of tur, chana, masur, moong and urad at a discount of 15 rupees per kg over the prevailing wholesale market price of the sourcing state on first come first serve basis.