Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Centre To Sell Subsidised Onions In Delhi Amid Price Surge
Onion prices are going up in many parts of the country.
To help people in Delhi, the Centre will sell onions at a lower price.
The onions will cost Rs 35 for one kilogram.
The special sale will begin on Thursday.
Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi will start the program.
The announcement came from a senior official in the Consumer Affairs Ministry.
The report does not provide specific onion prices for other cities.
The Centre will sell onions in Delhi at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg.
The sale is scheduled to begin on Thursday.
Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi will inaugurate the initiative.
Onion prices have continued to rise across the country.
The announcement was made by a senior Consumer Affairs Ministry official.
- Who
- The Centre, Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi, and the Consumer Affairs Ministry.
- What
- The Centre will sell onions in Delhi at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg.
- When
- The sale will begin on Thursday.
- Where
- Delhi, amid rising onion prices across the country.
- Why
- To provide onions at a subsidised price as market prices continue to rise.
- Subsidised price
- Rs 35 per kg
- Location
- Delhi
- Start date
- Thursday
- Inaugurator
- Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi
- Reason
- Rising onion prices across the country
- Source of announcement
- A senior official from the Consumer Affairs Ministry