Food And Consumer Affairs
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Govt extends stock holding limit on onion traders indefinitely to check price rise
India | Nov 27, 2019, 11:28 PM IST"Stockholding limit on retailers and wholesalers are being further extended until further orders," an official statement said. The stock holding limit was imposed in September. At present, retailers can stock onion only up to 100 quintals and wholesale traders are allowed to keep up to 500 quintals.
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No plan to declare onion as an essential commodity: Thomas
India | Sep 19, 2013, 07:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas today ruled out declaring onion as an essential commodity even as its retail prices have soared to Rs 70-80 a kilogram in most parts of
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