Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Government will import additional 1,000 tonnes of onion to check prices, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.
He further said sale of onions at subsidised rates by Delhi government and Mother Dairy will continue till prices come under control.
The retail prices are still ruling high up to Rs 80 per kg across the country, making consumers' budget go haywire.
To check prices, the Centre has approved bids -- floated by state-owned MMTC -- for import of 1,000 tonnes of onion at Rs 45 per kg and the shipments are expected to arrive by September 10.
MMTC, which has been asked to import onions till prices come under control, has floated the second tender for overseas purchase of 10,000 tonnes of the key kitchen staple.
That apart, the central agency SFAC, along with NAFED, is suppling onions through Mother Dairy's Safal outlets and booths of Delhi Milk Scheme for sale at subsidised rate in the national capital. Even the Delhi government is also selling onions at cheaper rate through fair price shops.
With Agency Inputs
