Government imported 4,927 tonnes of arhar dal through MMTC: Nirmala Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Government has imported 4,927 tonnes of arhar dal through MMTC this fiscal, Parliament was informed today.

"The government has not imported pulses during the last two years, 2013-14 and 2014-15. However, during 2015-16, the government has imported 4,927 tonnes of arhar through MMTC Ltd," Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

She said MMTC has not received any complaint relating to quality of arhar.

In a separate reply, she said so far 14 national investment and manufacturing zones ( NIMZs) outside the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor region have been given in-principle approval.

The NIMZs are conceptualised as integrated industrial townships with world class infrastructure.

In a separate reply on anti-dumping issue, she said an application for initiation of investigation was submitted by Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association ( ATMA) concerning imports of certain categories of tyres from China.

Due to certain deficiencies in the application, representatives of ATMA were advised to submit revised application and they re-submitted on March 2, she added.