With the price of onions touching Rs 150 per kilogram in Kolkata, the West Bengal government announced it will sell the vegetable at a subsidised rate from fair price shops in the city. Onions will be sold at Rs 59 per kilogram from 935 fair price shops in Kolkata from Monday, a Food and Supplies Department official said. "We will sell the vegetable at the subsidised rate after procuring it at market price from wholesalers," he said.

With the price of onions touching Rs 150 per kilogram in Kolkata, the West Bengal government announced it will sell the vegetable at a subsidised rate from fair price shops in the city. Onions will be sold at Rs 59 per kilogram from 935 fair price shops in Kolkata from Monday, a Food and Supplies Department official said. "We will sell the vegetable at the subsidised rate after procuring it at market price from wholesalers," he said.