Lucknow:
Prices of onions tumbled in the Lucknow wholesale market a day after the district administration opened 25 outlets for sale of the vegetable at Rs 22-24 a kg with the objective of alleviating the strain on the common man's food budget.
"Now one can get C grade onion at Rs 900 per quintal in the wholesale market, while A grade onion is at Rs 2,100-2,200 per quintal and B grade is at Rs 1,600-200 per quintal," a Mandi Parishad official told PTI.
Buoyed by the success of the outlets, the district administration plans to open 25 more outlets to sell onions at low rates, an official said.
"We are getting offers from various traders for opening retail counters to sell onions," ADM (Civil Supplies) S K Singh said.
He said that as the prices was coming down in the wholesale market, people would start to get cheaper onions in the retail market in days to come.
"Now one can get C grade onion at Rs 900 per quintal in the wholesale market, while A grade onion is at Rs 2,100-2,200 per quintal and B grade is at Rs 1,600-200 per quintal," a Mandi Parishad official told PTI.
Buoyed by the success of the outlets, the district administration plans to open 25 more outlets to sell onions at low rates, an official said.
"We are getting offers from various traders for opening retail counters to sell onions," ADM (Civil Supplies) S K Singh said.
He said that as the prices was coming down in the wholesale market, people would start to get cheaper onions in the retail market in days to come.
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