Pulses association demands clarification on stock monitoring under EC Act; claims it may hamper trade SECTIONS Share Synopsis Indian Pulses and Grains Association has claimed that traders are hesitant to import or procure pulses in the domestic market for fear of government action. PTI India plans to import 2.5 million tonnes of pulses this fiscal. Importers of pulses are worried about the use of the Essential Commodities Act by the government to monitor stocks being held by value-chain participants of the pulses industry in order to check rise in retail prices. The Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) has claimed that traders are hesitant to import or procure pulses in the domestic market for fear of government action. They have demanded clarification from the government about its intentions regarding use of the Act.