Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi yesterday chaired a meeting with officials from the Department of Food and Public Distribution to strengthen onion procurement and ensure better returns for farmers.

 

In a social media post, Mr Joshi said that the Minimum Assured Procurement Price has been revised to ₹1,650 per quintal based on prevailing mandi prices and quality requirements for storage-grade onions.

 

The Minister said the pricing methodology has also been refined to make procurement more responsive to market conditions.