Government has approved import/ procurement of upto 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to check the ongoing price rise. MMTC has been directed to import upto 1 lakh tonne onions through global/ country-specific import tenders.
Details of onion as procured/ imported by Government in the last five years is given as follows:-
Year
Procurement (in 000 MT)
Import (in 000 MT)
2014-15
Nil
Nil
2015-16
8.52
1.987
2016-17
18.37
Nil
2017-18
5.03
Nil
2018-19
13.50
Nil
Onion are highly perishable commodity that is prone to weight and moisture loss, quality deterioration, sprouting, losses in grading and separation etc.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food < Public Distribution, Shri. Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha today.
