New Delhi, Aug 24: The government has amended the export policy for several wheat products and shifted from the prohibited to the free category, according to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Monday. Under the revised policy, exports of wheat or meslin flour (atta), maida, semolina (rava), wholemeal atta and resultant atta will now be permitted without restrictions.

The Centre had imposed curbs on wheat and wheat product exports in 2022 to ensure domestic food security and contain rising prices. On May 13, 2022, the export policy for wheat was changed from free to prohibited and the restrictions were extended to wheat flour exports in August that year.

The decision came amid disruptions in global wheat supplies following the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which boosted overseas demand for Indian wheat and pushed domestic prices higher. 4 billion population and to check rising wheat and wheat flour prices.

Despite the ban, certain exceptions were permitted for specific wheat products. In February this year, the government allowed the export of 25 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat and an additional 5 LMT of wheat products, citing improved stock availability.

732 million tonnes for the previous year. 84 million tonnes.