K'taka Govt announces MSP for onion

Bangalore, Oct 12 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today announced minimum support price for three categories of onion -- Rs 400, Rs 270 and Rs 100 -- following a steep fall in prices.

Talking to reporters here, he said he had instructed the Agricultural Produce Marketing Commitee to release Rs two crore for the purchase of onion as a market intervention operation.

''Onion is mainly grown in Haveri, Dharwad and Gadag and the farmers in these areas had demanded a hike in the price,'' he said, adding that the purchase centres would be set up soon.

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