New Delhi:
A day after the Centre decided to suspend onion exports, Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit has called an emergency meet to discuss price control. Onion prices in the Capital as high as Rs 80/kg are raising concerns. Besides onions, tomatoes and garlic prices have also risen considerably.
At an emergency meeting held on Monday, it was decided that onion exports will suspended till January 15 in the wake of skyrocketing prices of the commodity.
Agriculture cooperative major Nafed, a regulating agency, has been asked to stop giving fresh clearance to exporters.
The government has also made exports almost impossible for those who are already in possession of 'no objection certificate' (NOC) given by the Nafed and 12 other agencies.