The prices of tomatoes, a widely used vegetable in Indian kitchens, remained at an elevated level of up to ₹250 per kilogram across major cities due to monsoon rains and the lean season. Currently, the all-India average price stood at nearly ₹117 per kg, according to government data
The central government is selling tomatoes at a discounted ₹90 per kg in selected cities like Delhi-NCR, Patna, and Lucknow to provide relief to retail customers. About 18,000 kgs sold in Delhi-NCR on Saturday through mobile vans, PTI reported.
The National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) are selling tomatoes on behalf of the Centre through mobile vans.
The Department of Consumer Affairs, in an official statement, said that it seems to have made an impac. As today there was a sharp drop in Azadpur Mandi (wholesale) price and a slight dip in retail price.