The National Cooperative Consumer Federation of India outlets and vans will sell onions at subsidised rates in 10 different locations in Delhi from noon on Monday.
As the price of onions began to surge, the government decided to sell their buffer stock at a subsidised rate.
According to reports the onions in Delhi will be sold at Rs 25 per kg on Monday by the NCCF.바카라 웹사이트 The move to sell subsidised onions comes at a time when the market price of onions has started to go up in some key markets in the country.
In the latest update, the COndumer Affairs department has announced that they have increased the onion buffer from 3 lakh metric tonnes to 5바카라 웹사이트lakh metric tonnes.바카라 웹사이트
Along with the selling of tomatoes at a subsidised rate, the onions will be sold at Rs 25 per kg in Delhi and reportedly, the바카라 웹사이트NCCF and NAFED started the sale of tomatoes at a discounted price of바카라 웹사이트₹바카라 웹사이트40 per kilogram in some cities.
According to the Department of Consumer Affairs data, Delhi saw a rise of Rs 7 in the price of onions as it was Rs 30 per kg but now is sold at Rs 37 per kg. Similarly, in Chennai, the increase was Rs 9 and in Bengaluru, it was Rs 10 more than the previous price, reported NDTV.
According to PTI, the traders in Nashik바카라 웹사이트on Monday said they have decided to close onion auctions indefinitely in all the Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in Maharashtra's Nashik district to protest against the Centre라이브 바카라 decision to impose a 40 per cent duty on the export of the kitchen staple.
Traders claimed the central government's decision to impose a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions till December 31, 2023 will adversely affect the onion growers and its export.
Sanjay Pingle, onion-potato market president at the Vashi APMC told PTI, "The Centre should call a meeting of the stakeholders and then only implement this decision."
