Tomatoes would be offered at Rs 70 per kg by National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF) in the Delhi-NCR region as part of the initiatives, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Lok Sabha.
The government has maintained that the current spike in tomato prices is a seasonal phenomenon and around this time, prices generally remain high. The prices are expected to cool down in the next 15 days and normalise in a month., Delhi News, Times Now
Prices of tomato as well as other vegetables have increased significantly in many parts of Rajasthan due to various factors, including heavy rainfall caused by cyclonic storm Biparjoy, according to wholesalers.
India News: Several states across India are witnessing a major surge in prices of tomato a kitchen staple in many households amid the onset of heavy seasonal .