NEW DELHI, Oct. 18 -- Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain has written a letter to the Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, requesting him to direct NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) to supply 10 trucks of onions everyday for the next 10 days to avail it to the residents of Delhi at affordable rates.
Hussain has stated that Delhi government has put in place adequate infrastructure for the sale of onions at Rs 23.90 per kg; however, NAFED has not been able to match the demand of Delhi government for the adequate supply to ensure stabilisation of onion prices in Delhi.
The Minister also reviewed the supply and sale of onions with Commissioner, Food and Civil Supplies (CFS), senior...