New Delhi, March 22 -- The government on Saturday withdrew 20 percent export duty on onion export with effect from April one, 2025, in view of 18 percent increase in Rabi production at 227 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) compared to 192 LMT last year.
A notification to this effect was issued by the Department of Revenue today on the communication of Department of Consumer Affairs.
To ensure domestic availability, the government had taken measures to check export by means of duty, minimum export price (MEP) and even to the extent of export prohibition for almost five months, from December eight, 2023, till May three, 2024. The export duty of 20 percent, which now stands removed, had been in place from September 13, 2024.
Despite export restricti...