New Delhi: The Center on Sunday reduced the price of tomatoes sold by state-owned cooperative societies – NCCF and Nafed – to Rs 80 per kg, as against Rs 90 earlier. The sale of kitchen items at subsidized rates has brought down prices by Rs 30-35 per kg in wholesale and retail markets in Delhi and NCR.
ministry of consumer affairs Officials said more vans selling tomatoes would be deployed National The capital, its suburbs and other major cities across the country.
Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh Said, “Wholesale prices of tomatoes have come down due to government’s intervention to sell at subsidized rates in many places in the country where prices were exceptionally high…Government of India is committed to provide.” Relief to consumers.
NCCF sources said around 50 tonnes of tomatoes have been sold in Delhi and NCR in the last three days. He said that this exercise would continue till the prices normalise.
The consumer affairs ministry said that apart from NCR, tomatoes are being made available at subsidized prices in Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Muzaffarpur and other cities. Arrah,
Tomato prices have shot up due to supply disruption due to monsoon. NCCF and NAFED are procuring tomatoes Andhra PradeshKarnataka and Maharashtra.
The average cost of tomato landing in Delhi is around Rs 121-122 per kg. The government is using the Price Stabilization Fund to make the commodity available at a subsidized price.
ministry of consumer affairs Officials said more vans selling tomatoes would be deployed National The capital, its suburbs and other major cities across the country.
Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh Said, “Wholesale prices of tomatoes have come down due to government’s intervention to sell at subsidized rates in many places in the country where prices were exceptionally high…Government of India is committed to provide.” Relief to consumers.
NCCF sources said around 50 tonnes of tomatoes have been sold in Delhi and NCR in the last three days. He said that this exercise would continue till the prices normalise.
The consumer affairs ministry said that apart from NCR, tomatoes are being made available at subsidized prices in Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Muzaffarpur and other cities. Arrah,
Tomato prices have shot up due to supply disruption due to monsoon. NCCF and NAFED are procuring tomatoes Andhra PradeshKarnataka and Maharashtra.
The average cost of tomato landing in Delhi is around Rs 121-122 per kg. The government is using the Price Stabilization Fund to make the commodity available at a subsidized price.