Govt To Sell Subsidised Tomatoes At ₹50/kg In Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Against ₹60/kg Now

The government will start selling tomatoes at a subsidised rate of Rs 50 per kg from Friday in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai retail markets as against Rs 60 per kg now to provide relief to the common man.

On July 29, Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had launched sales of tomatoes at a subsidised rate of Rs 60 per kg



in Delhi-NCR. Later, the sales started in Mumbai also.

"Prices of tomatoes have come down after our intervention," Joshi told reporters here.

Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said, "We will start selling tomatoes at Rs 50 per kg from tomorrow (August 2) in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai," she told reporters.