From Monday, i.e. today, the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF) has initiated the retail sale of onions from the government buffer stock at a subsidised rate of Rs 25 per kg in Delhi.
The initiative was taken by the government to provide relief to the consumers from the high prices of kitchen staple.
The decision was taken after the government imposed 40 per cent duty on export of onions to cool down rising prices. The government has also decided to procure an additional 2 lakh tonnes of onions for the buffer this year.
According to the reports, NCCF is also planning for other initiatives like online selling onions via ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) platform.
