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The Central government will sell onions at Rs 25 per kilo to consumers, said minister of Consumer Affairs and Food Piyush Goyal on Tuesday. The central government has started the procurement of an additional 2 lakh tonne of onion from farmers in Maharashtra. The decision to procure this additional stock came after farmers in Maharashtra protesed the government s decision to levy a 40% export duty on sale of onions. ....
The government has started procurement of onions at Rs 2,410 per quintal from August 22 onwards, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Food Piyush Goyal said. ....
Farmer protests: Ninth round of talks ends, next meet on 19 Jan; govt urges unions to form informal grouping Meanwhile, the Congress party shored up its attack against the Centre over the issue, with Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi leading protests in New Delhi FP Staff January 15, 2021 19:25:38 IST Representational image of farmers protest. AP The ninth round of talks between the Centre and protesting farmers also ended inconclusively, with another round scheduled to be held on 19 January. Protesting farmer unions stuck to their demand for a complete repeal of the three contentious farm laws at their ninth round of talks with three central ministers, but the government asked them to be more flexible in their approach and expressed willingness for necessary amendments. ....