date:May 31, 2016
wever, this year decided to buy on time and set a target to procure 15,000 tonnes of onion from the rabi crop of the 2015-16 crop year (July-June).
Onion procurement has touched 20,000 tonnes so far, higher than the set target, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.
Agencies Nafed and SFAC have procured onion at below Rs 10 per kg, which will be supplied in the market during the lean season (August-September), he said.
At present, retail onion prices are ruling at Rs