Onion price: Centre slashes stock limit for retailers from 5 tonnes to just 2 tonnes
The government is also trying to step up inward shipment of onions and has decided to import over 100,000 tonnes of the vegetable, the first consignment of which may reach the Mumbai Port in the next few days.
Last week, the Centre had halved the onion stockholding limits for retailers and wholesalers from 10 tonnes to 5 tonnes and 50 tonnes to 25 tonnes, Photo: Reuters