Onions at ₹35 a kg at Vijayawada’s Rythu Bazars from September 30, 2 kg a family a month
The Andhra Pradesh government is subsidizing onion prices at Rythu Bazars to combat inflation, limiting purchases to 2kg per family. This measure is part of a broader strategy to stabilize essential commodity prices using a state-funded stabilization fund.
Why it matters
It reflects the government's interventionist approach to managing food security and inflation for low-income households.
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to sell onions at a subsidised price of ₹35 a kg at all the Rythu Bazars in Vijayawada as part of the measures to contain the impact of rising prices, it said in a press release.
Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu and Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar said each family would be eligible to buy up to 2 kg of onions a month from Wednesday (September 30, 2026), on producing an Aadhaar card or ration card.
The Ministers said the government was regularly reviewing market conditions and taking measures to check the rising prices of essential commodities.
The programme would be extended to all the Rythu Bazars across the State based on the response in Vijayawada, they said.
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