Onion price reaches Rs 80 per kg in Delhi, Center is selling onion at Rs 25

Due to reduced supply, onion prices have increased to Rs 65-80 per kg in the retail market of the national capital. Mother Dairy, which operates around 400 successful retail stores in Delhi-NCR, is selling onions at Rs 67 per kg. Whereas e-commerce portal BigBasket is selling onion at the rate of Rs 67 per kg, while OTP is selling it at the rate of Rs 70 per kg. However, at the local level vegetable vendors are selling onions at the price of Rs 80 per kg. Mother Dairy was selling onions at the rate of Rs 54-56 per kg on Wednesday and now the rates have increased to Rs 67 per kg. To provide relief to consumers, the central government on Friday decided to sell onions kept in buffer stock at a concessional rate of Rs 25 per kg in retail markets.

According to the Consumer Affairs Department, the all India average retail price of onion on Saturday was Rs 45 per kg but the maximum price was recorded at Rs 80 per kg. The average price of onion in Delhi is Rs 75 per kg. Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh had told PTI on Friday, “We are launching buffer onion in the market from mid-August. To stop the rise in prices and provide relief to the consumers, we are increasing its retail sales.” According to the ministry, in the states where onion prices are increasing rapidly, onion is being launched from the buffer stock in both wholesale and retail markets. Used to be. Around 1.7 lakh tonnes of onion has been sent from buffer stock to various places in 22 states since mid-August.

This onion is being sold in the retail markets at a concessional rate of Rs 25 per kg through the sales centers and vehicles of two cooperative bodies NCCF and NAFED. In Delhi also, buffer onion is being sold at the same concessional rate. A senior official of the ministry said that due to delay in sowing of Kharif onion due to weather related reasons, the area of ​​this crop has reduced and the arrival has been delayed. The arrival of fresh Kharif onions should have started by now but this has not happened. The official said that the supply situation is bad due to depletion of Rabi onions kept in stock and delay in arrival of Kharif onions. Due to this, onion prices are increasing in both wholesale and retail markets. He said the government has doubled the buffer onion stock for the current year and this will improve domestic availability and curb prices in the coming days.For the financial year 2023-24, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has kept a buffer onion stock of five lakh tonnes through ‘NCCF’ and ‘NAFED’ and plans to purchase additional two lakh tonnes of onion in the coming days.

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