INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Government has brought down the import duty on Masur Dal to zeroImport duty on Masur Dal has been brought to zero while the Agriculture
Infrastructure Development Cess on it has been cut down to 10 per cent, which is half of the original cess
The decision was announced by the Government through a notification which was laid in Rajya Sabha on Monday.The move will help boost
supplies and also control price rise.While laying the notification in the upper house, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that basic
customs duty on Masur Dal (originated in or exported from countries except the United States of America) has been reduced from 10 per cent
to nil.Apart from this, the basic customs duty on Masur Dal (originating in or exported from the United States of America) has been brought
down from 30 per cent to 20 per cent.Ms Sitharaman also informed the Rajya Sabha that the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess on
per kg from Rs 70 per kg, which was the price prevailing on April 1, 2021.The Centre had started charging the Agriculture Infrastructure and
