As onion prices skyrocketed to Rs 70-80 a kg in retail markets, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said he would talk to ministries concerned to facilitate their supply to consumers.
“It is very unfortunate that onion prices have risen very high...Now there is a mismatch between supply from mandi to the consumer point. Those bottlenecks have to be removed and I will talk to concerned ministries,’the finance minister told reporters. He hoped that appropriate steps will be taken after ban on onion exports yesterday. “I hope appropriate steps will be taken. Exports have already been banned,” he said.