The targeted disposal of onions is being started in Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad with retail sale through outlets and mobile vans
Marking the commencement of calibrated and targeted release of onions from the government buffer to make the essential vegetable available to consumers at affordable prices, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, unveiled the retail sale of onions at Rs 24 per kilogram by flagging off mobile vans deployed for the sale.
Joshi said that keeping food inflation under control is a priority of the Centre, and various direct interventions through price stabilisation measures have played an important role in bringing down the inflation rate in recent months, the ministry highlighted in an official statement. The general retail inflation for July 2025 at 1.55 per cent, the lowest in nearly eight years, is attributed to a substantial decline in food inflation.
The targeted disposal of onions is being started in Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad with retail sale through outlets and mobile vans of National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) and Kendriya Bhandar and also through distribution partners of NAFED and NCCF. The coverage will be widened, deepened, intensified and diversified across the country as per the trend in onion prices.
The department is monitoring the daily prices of 38 commodities, including onion, reported from 574 centres across the country. The daily price data and the comparative trends constitute key inputs for decisions on the quantum and destinations for release of onions from the buffer.
The ministry stated that onion production in this year is estimated at 307.71 lakh tonne, which is about 27 per cent higher than previous year. No duty or restrictions are imposed on the export of onion and the pace of export is steady with 1.06 lakh tonne in July and 1.09 lakh tonne exported in August 2025.
