Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Tamil Nadu to Sell Onions at ₹35 From September 3
Onions have become much more expensive in Tamil Nadu.
They are reportedly selling for up to ₹60 per kilogram in regular markets.
To help people pay less, the state government will sell them for ₹35 per kilogram.
These onions will be available at fair price shops from September 3.
People with ration cards in cities will be able to buy them.
The government plans to buy about 1,000 metric tonnes at first.
Officials said bad weather caused shortages in important onion-growing states.
The government will also keep checking prices regularly.
Tamil Nadu will sell onions at a subsidised price of ₹35 per kg through fair price shops from September 3.
Open-market onion prices have risen to as much as ₹60 per kg across the state.
The government plans to purchase about 1,000 metric tonnes of onions in the first phase.
The subsidised onions will be supplied to ration card holders in urban areas.
The government attributed the price increase to weather-related supply shortages in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu government, represented in the Assembly by Food and Civil Supplies Minister P Venkataramanan.
- What
- The state will sell onions at ₹35 per kg through fair price shops and initially purchase about 1,000 metric tonnes.
- When
- From September 3; the announcement was made on Tuesday.
- Where
- Through fair price shops across urban areas of Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- To address onion prices that have risen to as much as ₹60 per kg, with the increase attributed to weather-related supply shortages in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- Subsidised price
- ₹35 per kg
- Reported open-market price
- Up to ₹60 per kg
- Start date
- September 3
- Initial purchase
- About 1,000 metric tonnes
- Beneficiaries
- Ration card holders in urban areas
- Cited cause
- Supply shortages linked to adverse weather in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
- Price oversight
- Essential commodity prices are reviewed daily, while the Price Monitoring Committee meets quarterly.
