Chandigarh, December 5
While the Chandigarh Administration is waiting for a response from the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) for giving onions at cheaper price, there is no sign of a decline in the current rates.
Onions continued to be sold at Rs 100 per kg in various sectors . Sumit Kumar, a trader, said the supply had reduced further in the fruit and vegetable market. Good quality onion was still available at more than Rs 100 per kg in retail markets, he said.
The Administration had written to the Government of India seeking its intervention in keeping the onion prices under check and requested the NAFED to ensure adequate supply of onion in the city. The Administration will start selling onion at cheaper rates once it gets a reponse from the NAFED. — TNS