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Onion prices remain high in Delhi; govt offers solution

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Published : Sep 24, 2019, 12:38 PM IST

The wholesale price of onions at the vegetables and fruits market here is between Rs 60- Rs 80 per kg. The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation and National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India are offloading onion from the Central buffer stock to spur the supply and cut down the prices.

Onion prices remain high in Delhi; govt offers solution

Onion prices remain high in Delhi; govt offers solution

New Delhi: The wholesale price of onions at the vegetables market in East Delhi has skyrocketed and is expected to remain inflated for a few days.

According to reports, the retail price of the staple item in Indian kitchens have shot up to around Rs 70 per kg in the national capital.

Onion prices spiked in East Delhi

Due to short supply, onion sold at Rs 50 per kg in wholesale, while in retail, it touched as high as Rs 75 per kg at many places in Delhi-NCR.

ETV Bharat spoke to the vendors and consumers, at the Pandav Nagar vegetable market, about the impact of price rise and its effect on Indian household.

"People are buying in less quantity. Because of the price rise, the demand for onions have come down," a vendor said. Besides, in the vegetable market, the number of onion vendors have also reduced.

"We have stopped buying onions as the prices have shot up. We urge both the state and Centre government to look into this," a consumer said.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation and National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India are offloading onion from the Central buffer stock to spur the supply and cut down the prices.

The Delhi government is expected to sell the buffer onion through its civil supplies outlets and ration shops.

The President of the Onion Merchants Association of Azadpur mandi, Rajendra Sharma said the main reason behind the high onion prices is its short supply because of the heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh and southern parts of India.

Read: Onions turn costlier than apples in Delhi

New Delhi: The wholesale price of onions at the vegetables market in East Delhi has skyrocketed and is expected to remain inflated for a few days.

According to reports, the retail price of the staple item in Indian kitchens have shot up to around Rs 70 per kg in the national capital.

Onion prices spiked in East Delhi

Due to short supply, onion sold at Rs 50 per kg in wholesale, while in retail, it touched as high as Rs 75 per kg at many places in Delhi-NCR.

ETV Bharat spoke to the vendors and consumers, at the Pandav Nagar vegetable market, about the impact of price rise and its effect on Indian household.

"People are buying in less quantity. Because of the price rise, the demand for onions have come down," a vendor said. Besides, in the vegetable market, the number of onion vendors have also reduced.

"We have stopped buying onions as the prices have shot up. We urge both the state and Centre government to look into this," a consumer said.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation and National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India are offloading onion from the Central buffer stock to spur the supply and cut down the prices.

The Delhi government is expected to sell the buffer onion through its civil supplies outlets and ration shops.

The President of the Onion Merchants Association of Azadpur mandi, Rajendra Sharma said the main reason behind the high onion prices is its short supply because of the heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh and southern parts of India.

Read: Onions turn costlier than apples in Delhi

Intro:दिल्ली में बढ़ी प्याज की कीमतें जनता की जेब पर भारी पड़ने लगी हैं. आम लोगों के लिए यह कितना प्रभावी है, इसे जानने के लिए हम पहुंचे पूर्वी दिल्ली के पांडव नगर सब्जी मंडी में.

Body:नई दिल्ली: दिल्ली में यमुना पार का इलाका यूं तो रोजमर्रा की जरूरत की हिसाब से किफायती समझा जाता है, लेकिन राजधानी में प्याज की आसमान छूती कीमतों का प्रभाव यहां भी नजर आ रहा है.

जिस पांडव नगर सब्जी मंडी में ईटीवी भारत प्याज की बढ़ी कीमतों के जनता पर पड़ रहे प्रभाव की पड़ताल करने पहुंचा, वहां प्याज की कई दुकानें तो दिखीं, लेकिन उस पर लोग नदारद थे. हर कुछ देर के अंतराल के बाद कोई आता, उनमें से ज्यादातर कीमत पूछने वाले होते, खरीदार कम ही थे.

एक दुकानदार महिला ने बताया भी कि जन्माष्टमी के बाद जैसे ही प्याज में तेजी आई है, खरीदारों की संख्या भी कम हो गई है. एक सज्जन जो प्याज खरीदने आए थे, उन्होंने कहा भी कि मैं तो बस कीमत पूछ कर ही लौट ही रहा था. उन्होंने कहा कि 60 रुपए किलो प्याज खरीदना हमारे बस की बात नहीं, इसलिए बीते कुछ समय से प्याज खरीदना और खाना छोड़ दिया है.

एक महिला ने बताया कि हमेशा दो किलो प्याज खरीदती थी, आज आधे किलो ही खरीदी हूं. एक अन्य महिला ने बताया कि कल ही प्याज खरीद कर ले गई थी और अब महंगाई के कारण एक दिन की जरूरत वाले प्याज में 2 दिन काम चलाना पड़ रहा है.

Conclusion:कुल मिलाकर, प्याज की कीमतें दिल्ली की जनता की जेब पर भारी पड़ रही हैं. हालांकि बीते दिन मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल ने बताया कि दिल्ली सरकार आगामी 10 दिनों में मोबाइल वैन्स के जरिए जनता तक 24 रुपए प्रति किलो की दर से प्याज पहुंचाने की तैयारी कर रही है. देखने वाली बात होगी कि दिल्ली सरकार की यह योजना जब शुरू होती है,तो जनता को इसका कितना लाभ मिल पाता है.

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