Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will sell onions at Rs 35 per kg through 8,739 ration shops in urban areas from Thursday (September 3) to check soaring prices.
The scheme will cover around 80 lakh family cardholders in the first phase, with each family entitled to one kg of onions. The government has procured 1000 tonnes of onions through NAFED and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation.
