6,090 MT of Onions arriving from Egypt in early December

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New Delhi : Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Avinash K Srivastava, on November 25, 2019,  held video conferencing with State Governments to analyse their demand. The Secretary had also written a letter to Chief Secretaries of all States on November 23, 2019, in this regard.

MMTC has placed order for the first consignment of 6,090 MT of Onions from Egypt which will be arriving at Nhava Sheva (JNPT), Mumbai. The Onions are being offered to State Governments for distribution at the rate of Rs 52-55 per kilogram ex-Mumbai and will also be made available at the rate of Rs 60 per kilogram ex-Delhi. The State Governments may take the stock from the location on their own and also have the option of getting transportation facilitated through NAFED, if required. The supply of imported onions will begin from early December 2019 onwards, according to a PIB release.

For Delhi, while the demand from the State government is yet to be provided, NAFED has informed that it will retail onions through its own outlets and those of Mother Dairy, Kendriya Bhandar, and NCCF. The total demand received so far from various State Governments for the 1st week is 2,265 MT which includes demand from the State of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala, and Sikkim and also includes the demand of NAFED for supplies in Delhi. Other States have been requested to indicate their demand at the earliest so that the same can be facilitated by the Union Government.