Chinese garlic in India has been forbidden for the past few years, however, a large amount of Chinese garlic arrives in the country every year. The government has previously banned its imports after the found in Chinese garlic dramas. But despite this, this yield will reach a large quantity of the Indian market. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the state minister of agriculture and farmers’ state minister Ramnath Thakur told the House that 507 tonnes of Chinese garlic was seized in the country in the fiscal year 2024-25.
546 tons of Chinese garlic was caught in 2023-24
According to the ‘Businessline’ report, the Union Minister has repeatedly banned garlic from China from September 6, 2005. He said 546 tonnes of Chinese Garlic (DRI) had been collected during the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) 2023-23-24.
Instructions for Agencies to stop imports
The minister said that the government has sought the necessary steps to take necessary steps to the relevant agencies and to stop the illegal imports of Chinese garlic in the country. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSI) has lodged a complaint with China’s sale of garlic in Chennai markets, the Union Cabinet said. Therefore, the Tamil Nadu Food Security Department was asked to monitor. Under the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, all plant quarrel stations have been asked to take necessary steps and take steps to stop China’s illegal imports in the country, the minister said.
This case is caught in the MP
Earlier, according to the PTI report in December 2024, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jeetu Patwari raised the issue of influencing map farmers from China’s garlic. Patwari said that China was banned in India for years ago due to health reasons, but it was coming to the Indian market via Afghanistan and the government could not stop it. Madhya Pradesh farmers are in trouble due to the arrival of Chinese garlic. During this time, Patwari protested with farmers who are protesting against the arrival of Chinese garlic in India.
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