Government taking steps to check Onion prices to Rs 35 a kg: Secretary Consumer Affairs

New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): In response to a steep 42.18 per cent increase in vegetable prices as per CPI inflation data of October, driven largely by soaring onion prices, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare says the government is taking urgent steps to curb the impact on consumers.

India's overall retail inflation rose to 6.21 per cent in October, with food inflation reaching double digits at 10.87 per cent