No proposal to sell onions at uniform rate across country: Govt tells Parliament
India | December 03, 2019 18:21 ISTThere is no proposal to provide onions at an uniform rate across the country, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
There is no proposal to provide onions at an uniform rate across the country, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
In a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said a government should not be seen as making profit motive over an essential commodity.
The retail price of onions has risen by 45 per cent in the last one week to Rs 80 per kg in the national capital despite the central government's measures to boost supply and contain price rise.
As retail onion prices shot up to Rs 80/kg, the Centre on Tuesday said it will relax fumigation norms and facilitate import of the key kitchen staple from Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey and Iran to boost the domestic supply.
"Due to drought conditions in producing region, the production of rabi onion is expected to be lower. The likely shortfall in production may put pressure on both availability and prices during the lean season," an official said
New Delhi : With retail onion pricers staying at elevated levels, the government today decided to import an additional 1,000 tonnes to boost domestic supply and check prices.The Centre also directed the Delhi government and
New Delhi: Onions are adding to the misery of consumers, which at the retail level today shot up to Rs 80 per kg in the national capital due to tight supply despite the government's steps
New Delhi: Wholesale onion price at Lasalgoan in Maharashtra, Asia's biggest market for this kitchen staple, has shot up by 70 per cent in just about a month — hitting its highest level for the
New Delhi: To curb the rise in onion prices, government today extended by one year the ban on hoarding the kitchen staple beyond the prescribed limit.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet
Nashik (Maharashtra): Prices of good grade onions have shot up to Rs 1800 a quintal due to unseasonal rains which has spoiled much of the onion crops. Wet and poor grade onions are being sold
New Delhi: The Congress government in Delhi today said prices of onions had come down significantly due to an initiative taken by it in the last couple of weeks and asserted that the rates would
New Delhi: The Congress government in Delhi today said prices of onions had come down significantly due to an initiative taken by it in the last couple of weeks and asserted that the rates would
New Delhi: With onion prices at a record, Competition Commission officials plan to visit states to get a better understanding of the market as they try to determine if cartelisation is making the commodity expensive.The
Nashik: Rajendra Sharma, the president of Delhi Agricultural Produces Market Committee, was shown black flags by onion farmers and traders today, when he around the onion market here to understand the reasons behind prevailing pricehike.
New Delhi: Onion prices continued to rule at a record Rs 100 per kg in parts of the country for the second day today as a hapless government waited for increased supply of new crops
New Delhi: With the arrival of new crop in the wholesale market, onion prices today fell Rs 10 per kg to Rs 60-70 per kg in retail markets in the national capital.Prices are expected to
Bhopal: As soaring onion prices bring tears to the eyes of consumers, Madhya Pradesh government has refuted the charges of Delhi government that the state was hoarding the staple vegetable, leading to its price upsurge.Onion
New Delhi: Onion prices in the national capital continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg as supplies are still under pressure.Prices of the kitchen staple in Azadpur mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market, were
New Delhi: Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas today ruled out declaring onion as an essential commodity even as its retail prices have soared to Rs 70-80 a kilogram in most parts of
New Delhi: Giving a message of hope to consumers, government today said onion prices will come down in the next 15-20 days with the arrival of new crops from various southern states. "The prices of
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