Export ban on chana goes; betel nut imports curbed

BL reports

The Centre has lifted the ban on export of `dollar gram' or kabuli chana, following reports of a crash in market prices.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), in a notification issued on Tuesday, has said the general ban on pulses export, effective since June 27 last, shall henceforth "not apply to export of dollar gram (Chana) executed under the specific permission granted by DGFT." .......

Meanwhile, in a separate notification dated the same day, the DGFT has also announced canalisation of betel nut imports. Imports of betel nuts in whole, split, ground and other forms would from now on be allowed only through Mangalore port.