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In the last one month, the price of tomatoes in Delhi has increased to Rs 37 per kg. At the same time, if we talk about the average price across the country, it has increased by more than Rs 18. These terms are only for government prices, which are issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. If measured by street prices, the price of tomatoes in Delhi has reached Rs 90 to Rs 100 per kg.
Not only Delhi but most of the consumers of the country are troubled by this inflation. Now a big announcement has been made by the government to give relief to the common people. Giving relief to the common people, the central government has announced to sell tomatoes at the price of Rs 60 per kg. The responsibility of this has been given to the National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India i.e. NCCF. NCCF will start selling tomatoes at discounted rates from its centers from July 29. Let us also tell you what kind of announcement the government has made.
Tomatoes will be available for Rs 60
To provide relief from rising tomato prices, the National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India (NCCF) will start selling tomatoes at a subsidised rate of Rs 60 per kg in the National Capital Region-Delhi region from Monday. The move comes at a time when tomato prices have shot up due to supply disruptions caused by recent rains in production centres.
Tomato has become costlier by Rs 37
According to the data of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, the retail price of tomatoes in Delhi on July 27 was Rs 77 per kg, but depending on the quality and location, prices have reached Rs 90 to Rs 100 per kg in some areas. If we look at the government data, the price of tomatoes is Rs 100 per kg in the month of July itself. There has been an increase of 37. On June 30, the government price of tomatoes in Delhi was Rs 40 per kg, which was Rs 10 per kg less than the price of onions. On Saturday, the price of onions was just Rs 50.
Where can I get cheap tomatoes?
According to the information, subsidized tomatoes will be available at various locations including Krishi Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Colony, Hauz Khas, Sansad Marg, INA Market and some areas of Noida, Rohini and Gurugram. The initiative aims to stabilize the market and provide substantial cost relief to consumers.
