Bhopal, Aug 21 - The Madhya Pradesh government is planning to impose stock limits on pulses, gram, oilseeds and rice to control rising prices, officials said Friday.

'The government may soon introduce a pulses control order to start with. It would be issued in a couple of days,' a state food department official told IANS.

The prices of pulses have skyrocketed in the last few months.

'Tur dal price has gone up to Rs.100 per kilogram from Rs.55 four months ago. The prices of other pulses like moong and urad have also increased by Rs.15 to Rs.20 per kilogram during the period,' said Prashant Agarwal, a city-based retailer.

He added that tur dal sales declined by 40 to 50 percent during the period due to steep price hike.

The government has already put limits on sugar stocks to control the rising prices of the commodity. Officials raided hoarders across the state this week and seized around 4,000 tonnes of the commodity, which led to a fall in sugar prices in the wholesale market.

'Raids on sugar traders across the state has had an impact on wholesalers of other commodities.