Govt releasing one lakh tonne of onion buffer stock as relief amid soaring prices: Agri Min
Live MintUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently said one lakh tonne of buffer stock of the key kitchen staple is being released by the Central Government to provide relief to people amid the soaring prices of onion. "The government has already taken cognisance of the issue of rising prices of onion and its one lakh tonne of buffer stock is being released through NAFED," Tomar said. Sharad Pawar blames govt for rising onion prices NCP chief and former Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday blamed the central government's policies for the rising prices of onion, and said he would speak to the Centre about the stock limit imposed on the commodity traders. Onion price drop by up to ₹10/kg Meanwhile, on 25 October, wholesale onion prices fell by up to ₹10 per kg in key consuming markets such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai with increase in arrival of the perishable commodity after the government imposed stock limits on traders to check hoarding and price rise, government data showed.