New Delhi: The Congress government in Delhi today said prices of onions had come down significantly due to an initiative taken by it in the last couple of weeks and asserted that the rates would plunge further due to improved supply.
PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan, who looks after the functioning of the wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, said that wholesale prices of onions today ranged between Rs 10-45/kg, resulting in a significant drop in retail rates.
“Onion prices have come down due to intervention by the government. Retail prices of onions witnessed a sharp drop over the last few days. It will come down further in the coming days,” he said.
Concerned over the possible impact of high prices of the bulb during the upcoming state Assembly elections, the ruling Congress had taken a number of initiatives to stabilise rates, including directly procuring onions from Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
