Centre decides to import 10 lakh tonnes of potatoes to check rising prices

The Centre has decided to import 10 lakh tonnes of potatoes to stem rising prices. The government will be importing 30,000 tonnes of potato from Bhutan without license.

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal said that the legislature is finding a way to direct blowing up potato costs. The minister educated that import obligation on potato has



been diminished to 10 percent from 30% prior. Presently, quota of 10 Lakh Metric Tonnes of potato will be imported at 10% import obligation till January 31st one year from now.

The Centre has also planned to import 25,000 tonnes of onions before Diwali. This will be in addition to the 7,000 tonnes of onions that NAFED has already procured through private importers.