Amid protest over Kashmir, MMTC modifies soft, bars onion import from Pakistan

Amid protest, state-owned MMTC has barred suppliers from sourcing onions from Pakistan while enhancing its tender for import of two,000 tonnes of the important thing kitchen staple.(Shankar Mourya/HT File image )

Amid protest, state-owned MMTC has barred suppliers from sourcing onions from Pakistan while enhancing its delicate for import of two,000 tonnes of the important thing kitchen staple.

final week, MMTC had issued a young for import of onions from Pakistan, Egypt, China, Afghanistan or another beginning which created uproar from farmers and political bodies.

in consequence, MMTC modified its smooth announcing that the bidder should still import onions from "any nation of starting place with the exception of Pakistan".

India and Pakistan family members are going via a rough patch following nullification of Article 370 which provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The neighbouring country has suspended change relations with India.

in line with the MMTC smooth, bids should be submitted before September 24 and may remain legitimate until October 10. The shipments may still reach by the ultimate week of November.

MMTC has been asked to import onions to enhance domestic provide and preserve a lid on costs, that are ruling as high as Rs 50 per kg in some components of the country, due to probably shortfall in the kharif (summer) output.

(This story has been posted from a wire agency feed with out adjustments to the textual content. most effective the headline has been changed.)

First published: Sep 14, 2019 13:53 IST

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