Govt to release 1 lakh tonnes of onion

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that various steps are being taken by the government to provide relief to people in view of the surging prices of onion. These include releasing one lakh tonnes of the buffer stock of the key kitchen staple.

“The government has already taken cognisance of the issue of rising prices of onions and its one lakh tonnes of buffer stock is being released through NAFED,” Tomar said. “We had imposed a ban on the export of onion from the country well in time and opened routes for its import,” the minister added.