The Centre declares that the costs of subsidised tomato had been reduced from Rs 90/kg to Rs 80/kg with immediate effect in Delhi-NCR, other cities on Sunday. The Central authorities has been making efforts to present reduction to folks from excessive costs of the important thing kitchen merchandise in retail markets.
“There has been a decrease in the wholesale prices of tomatoes due to the intervention of the government to sell it at a concessional rate of Rs 90 per kg, at several locations in the country where the prices were ruling exceptionally high,” an official assertion stated.
The Centre began to promote tomatoes at a reduced charge of Rs 90 per kg in Delhi-NCR via cell vans on Friday. More cities had been added to the record of the place the Centre begal promoting subsidised tomato on Saturday.
“After a re-assessment of the situation from across 500 plus points in the country, it has been decided to sell it at Rs 80 per kg from today, Sunday, July 16th, 2023,” it added.
Delhi, Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Muzaffarpur and Arrah have been the highest cities the place tomatoes are being offered via cooperatives NAFED and NCCF.
Tomatoes are being procured from Madanapalli (Andhra Pradesh), Kolar (Karnataka) and Sanganeri (Maharashtra) NCCF has already offered 35,000 kg of tomatoes in the final two days, stated NCCF Managing Director Anice Joseph Chandra.
It expects to promote 20,000 kg in Delhi-NCR on Sunday, 15,000 kg in Varanasi, 10,000 kg every in Lucknow and Kanpur, she stated.
NCCF offered about 7,000 kg in Lucknow on Saturday and this itself helped to deliver down the wholesale charge from Rs 130 per kg to 115 per kg, she famous.
Tomato costs cross Rs 250/kg amid rains
The costs of tomato in retail markets on Sunday remained on rage as they crossed 250 per kg-mark throughout main cities in the wake of monsoon rains and lean season.
According to authorities knowledge, the all-India common worth of tomato stood at almost Rs 117 per kg. However, the Centre made efforts to present reduction to customers. The authorities began promoting tomato at a reduced Rs 90 per kg in choose cities like Delhi-NCR, Patna and Lucknow.
(With PTI inputs)
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