Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Centre Expands Rs 35 Onion Sales to 19 Cities
The government is selling onions for Rs 35 per kilogram in 19 cities.
This is cheaper than the Rs 50-60 prices seen in several markets.
Recent rains damaged crops and contributed to higher onion prices.
People can buy the onions at fair price shops, government-linked outlets and mobile vans.
The vans will visit different areas to help people who cannot reach a shop easily.
About 1,000 metric tonnes of onions are being sent to major cities.
So far, 669 metric tonnes have been sold through retail and bulk channels.
In Delhi, one mobile van will operate in each of the capital’s 13 districts.
The Centre has expanded its Rs 35-per-kg onion sale to 19 cities as retail prices reach about Rs 50-60 per kg in several markets.
Onions are being sold through fair price shops, NCCF, NAFED, Kendriya Bhandar outlets and mobile vans.
The listed cities include Delhi, Jaipur, Jammu, Dehradun, Shimla, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Guwahati, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Bhojpur and Sharif in Bihar, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Madurai, Thrissur and Kochi.
Around 1,000 metric tonnes of onions are being transported to major consumption centres based on market conditions and price trends.
Delhi is set to receive 1,000 metric tonnes, with mobile vans in all 13 districts selling onions at Rs 35 per kg.
- Who
- The Centre, along with agencies including NCCF and NAFED, is selling onions; Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced the Delhi distribution plan.
- What
- Discounted onions are being sold at Rs 35 per kilogram in 19 cities, with about 1,000 metric tonnes being transported to consumption centres.
- When
- The expansion was reported after a Delhi review meeting held on August 25; Rekha Gupta announced the Delhi plan on Tuesday.
- Where
- The intervention covers 19 cities, including Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Guwahati, Lucknow, Patna, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Madurai, Thrissur and Kochi.
- Why
- The measure aims to improve onion availability and reduce the burden of rising prices after crop damage caused by recent rains.
- Discounted price
- Rs 35 per kilogram
- Market prices
- Around Rs 50-60 per kilogram in several markets
- Cities covered
- 19 cities
- Onions being transported
- Around 1,000 metric tonnes
- Onions sold so far
- 669 metric tonnes
- Sales breakdown
- 223 metric tonnes through bulk channels and 446 metric tonnes through retail channels
- Delhi distribution
- 1,000 metric tonnes planned, with one mobile van in each of 13 districts