Onions rates are touching the Sky. The Government wants to stabilise
the rates of Onion for the common man.
For the first time, bulk transportation of onions by rail rake has
been adopted for timely, reliable, and cost-effective delivery of
onions to various regions. NAFED had earlier transported 840 MT of
onions by rail rake from Nashik, which arrived at Chennai on 26
October 2024.
Another rail rake from Nashik to Guwahati has left Nashik early this
morning with 840 MT of onions procured by NCCF. Bulk shipments by rail
augments the continuous transportation of onions by trucks across the
country.
The government had procured 4.7 lakh tons of rabi onion for the price
stabilization buffer this year, and started the release from 5th
September, 2024 through retail sale at Rs 35 per kg and also through
bulk sales in major mandis across the country.
Till date over 1.40 lakh tonnes of onion in the buffer have been
dispatched from Nashik and other source centres to consuming centres
through trucks by road transport. As on date, NCCF has covered 104
destinations in 22 States and NAFED covered 52 destinations in 16
States in their onion disposal.
The agencies have also partnered with retail chains such as SAFAL,
Kendriya Bhandar and Reliance Retail for distribution of onions to
retail consumers at Rs 35 per kg. In addition, 86,500 MT of onion has
been allotted to 9 States Governments/Cooperative Societies for retail
distribution.
