"...per capita availability of vegetables has increased from 279 gm per day to 317 gm per day over a period of 5 years(2005-06 to 2009-10)," government informed Parliament today.
Government data released yesterday said onions became costlier by nearly 37 per cent in July from the year-ago month, while vegetables prices rose by 14.61 per cent in the week ended July 23.
Production of vegetables in the country increased from 111.39 million tonnes in 2005-06 to 133.7 million tonnes in 2009-10, Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
At the same time, the Minister admitted that there were issues relating to enhancement of productivity, post-harvest losses and improvement in quality of vegetables.
Stung by the high food inflation for quite some time, government this year allocated Rs 300 crore for a scheme to ensure supply of good quality vegetables to one city or town in every state having a population of one million and above.
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