<p>"Onions of all the 20 mobile vans (carrying about 500 kg each) sold within two hours of setting out in the morning," Nafed chairman Bijendra Singh told PTI.<br />One person is not permitted to buy more than two kg of onion from the vans (as also in the Nafed outlets) in a day.<br /><br />Singh. who is also a Delhi MLA had yesterday flagged off 15 such mobile vans.<br />These vans are scheduled to venture out at 10 AM and sell the veggie till 6 PM in the evening.<br /><br />A total of 7500 kg of onion in the 15 vans were sold yesterday in different parts of Delhi before the sunset.<br /><br />Enthused by good response, Nafed, the apex cooperative organisation which regulates onion exports in the country, today added five more vans (each carrying about 500 kg onions).<br /><br />This takes the total number of vehicles to 20 to ply them in different areas, particularly JJ colonies, Nafed sources said.<br /><br />The Nafed chairman said by Tuesday the number of vans would go up to 50-60.<br /><br />He said efforts are on to acquire permission to ply matador (that can carry about 2000 kg onions) in the day time in Delhi soon.<br /><br />The mobile vans are in addition to the five outlets of the national agri cooperative selling the kitchen staple at the same rate of Rs 35/kg since December 21 in different localities of the national capital.<br /><br />Retail prices of onion are ruling at Rs 50-60/kg in the capital.<br /><br />The Centre has agreed to compensate 30 per cent of losses that NAFED would suffer in selling onion at cheaper rates. </p>
<p>"Onions of all the 20 mobile vans (carrying about 500 kg each) sold within two hours of setting out in the morning," Nafed chairman Bijendra Singh told PTI.<br />One person is not permitted to buy more than two kg of onion from the vans (as also in the Nafed outlets) in a day.<br /><br />Singh. who is also a Delhi MLA had yesterday flagged off 15 such mobile vans.<br />These vans are scheduled to venture out at 10 AM and sell the veggie till 6 PM in the evening.<br /><br />A total of 7500 kg of onion in the 15 vans were sold yesterday in different parts of Delhi before the sunset.<br /><br />Enthused by good response, Nafed, the apex cooperative organisation which regulates onion exports in the country, today added five more vans (each carrying about 500 kg onions).<br /><br />This takes the total number of vehicles to 20 to ply them in different areas, particularly JJ colonies, Nafed sources said.<br /><br />The Nafed chairman said by Tuesday the number of vans would go up to 50-60.<br /><br />He said efforts are on to acquire permission to ply matador (that can carry about 2000 kg onions) in the day time in Delhi soon.<br /><br />The mobile vans are in addition to the five outlets of the national agri cooperative selling the kitchen staple at the same rate of Rs 35/kg since December 21 in different localities of the national capital.<br /><br />Retail prices of onion are ruling at Rs 50-60/kg in the capital.<br /><br />The Centre has agreed to compensate 30 per cent of losses that NAFED would suffer in selling onion at cheaper rates. </p>