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AAP government under scanner over alleged Onion Scam, Food minister refutes charges

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Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government has come under scanner over an alleged onion scam within seven months after it assumed power.

An RTI has revealed that the AAP government procured onions at a much cheaper price of Rs. 18/kg and sold them to the people of Delhi at Rs. 30/kg.

The RTI revelation shows that the move is in stark contrast to the Cabinet decision that the government will sell onions at a no-profit-no-loss basis in the National Capital.

The RTI documents reveals that the government procured onions from markets of Nashik and Indore through Small Farmer Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) at much lower prices, but sold them at a huge profit margin.

In its reply, the Delhi government’s Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs has apparently said that the government had purchased 2,511 metric tonnes (25,11,000 kgs) of onions at an average price of Rs 18.57 per kg. This also includes warehousing and other local expenses.

However, the government has denied any financial bungling on its part. Ruling out any financial bungling on its part, Delhi’s Food and Civil Supply Minister Aseem Ahmed Khan said that government had procured onions from Small Farmer Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) at Rs. 32.86/kg. He added that owing to transportation and labour expenses, the prices shot up to Rs. 40/kg and the AAP government then decided to subsidise the onion price by another Rs. 10 per kg and decided to sell them at Rs. 30 per kg to the public.

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