In order to enhance the home availability and hold prices of edible oils under management, the Government of India has prolonged “free imports” of refined palm oils until December 2022, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti stated on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a query within the Lok Sabha, the minister stated India imported 62.84 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of palm oil from June 2021 to 14th March 2022.
“In order to enhance the home availability and to hold prices of edible oils under management, the Government has allowed import of edible oils under Open General Licence (OGL),” the minister stated.
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