Onion will be available at Rs 25 per kg at Mother Dairy’s Safal center in Delhi-NCR. Loktej Business News
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New Delhi, 04 November (HS). The Central Government has taken a big step to control the rising prices of onion during the festive season. The government said that onion will be available at the rate of Rs 25 per kg at Mother Dairy’s Safal sales centers in Delhi-NCR.
The Ministry of Consumer, Food and Public Distribution said in a statement on Saturday that the sale of buffer onion at the rate of Rs 25 per kg will start at Mother Dairy’s Safal center from this week. This step has been taken to provide relief to consumers from the rising prices of onion. Along with this, Kendriya Bhandar has also started retail supply of onion from its outlets in Delhi-NCR from November 3.
The Central Government has introduced ‘Bharat Dal’ at a concessional price of Rs 60 per kg to ensure availability of pulses in common households. Cooperative bodies NCCF and NAFED are already retailing buffer onions at concessional rates. NAFED has so far set up 329 retail outlets including mobile vans and station outlets in 55 cities across 21 states. NCCF, on the other hand, has set up 457 retail centers in 54 cities across 20 states.
Hyderabad Agricultural Cooperative Union is running similar initiatives in Telangana and other southern states. Hyderabad Agricultural Cooperative Union is retailing onions to consumers in Telangana and other southern states. It is noteworthy that the Center has maintained a buffer stock of five lakh tonnes of onion for the current year. The government plans to create a buffer stock of additional two lakh tonnes. In this festive season, retail prices of onion have reached Rs 70-80 per kg.
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