In order to control rising price of onions, the Delhi government on Monday started selling the vegetable at Rs.40 per kg through Fair Price Shops (FPS) and mobile shops in the Capital.
According to the government, it has identified 280 FPS outlets in the city and is also selling onions through mobile shops where FPS is not close to residential locations.
“The prices, which had shot up exorbitantly in the recent past, are being monitored by the government constantly and the government will take all steps as and when required to keep a check on the prices,” said a senior government official.
The official said that by opening sales channels directly to the citizens, the city government has achieved the desired purpose of “controlling and stabilising” the onion prices in the retail market and also in mandis of Delhi.
He also said that prices of onion at SAFAL outlets have been slashed from Rs.47 per kg to Rs.40 per kg, and Delhi mandi rates have also come down in view of timely intervention by the government.
The government said that it will continue to monitor the price movement of onion from and necessary interventions on its part will continue till prices stabilise.
