Tomato subsidies are immediately lowered by the govt to Rs 80/kg in Delhi-NCR & other areas

 

In order to relieve people from the excessive prices of essential kitchen items in retail marketplaces, the Centre will sell tomatoes for Rs 80 per kg starting on Sunday as opposed to Rs 90 per kg previously. Tomatoes are now being sold in Delhi-NCR by the Centre for a reduced price of Rs 90 per kilogram as of this past Friday. 

On Saturday, more cities were included. According to a government statement, "the government's intervention to sell it at a concessional rate of Rs 90 per kg, at several locations in the country where the prices were ruling exceptionally high, has resulted in a decrease in the wholesale prices of tomatoes." 

"It has been decided to sell it at Rs 80 per kg starting today, Sunday, July 16th, 2023," the statement continued after a review of the situation at more than 500 sites around the nation.

According to the announcement, sales began on Sunday at various locations in Delhi, Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Muzaffarpur, and Arrah through cooperatives NAFED and NCCF. Depending on the current market pricing in certain cities, the sale of tomatoes at reduced prices will be extended to further cities starting Monday.

The statement stated that "the government of India is committed to providing relief to the consumers." On behalf of the Centre, tomatoes are being sold by mobile vans operated by the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).