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Vegetable prices at government centres not so subsidised
Updated On: 29 January, 2014 07:30 AM IST | | Richa Pinto
<p>The public continues to throng the subsidised centres even though prices of vegetables in the retail market are almost the same; residents say fresher, newer vegetables are the reason they opt for these centres and not the open market</p>
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On July 9, 2013, giving much respite to the common man from the soaring prices of vegetables, 11 centres were set up across the city where vegetables were sold at subsidised rates. Yesterday, when MiD DAY visited a few of these centres, it appeared as if their popularity hadn’t waned a bit, even though the difference in costs was almost negligible. When asked why, most people who had thronged the centres said that the promise of getting fresher vegetables was what drew them in.
Mantralaya consumer store, Churchgate:
Most of the crowds present at the store were employees of Mantralaya. Prakash Thombre from the Agricultural Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) said, “Most women come to the centre; by the time they reach home after work, it is very late in the evening. So, they flock here to buy their greens, although prices are almost the same as the retail market. S B Shinde from the Consumer Federation said that an average of 300 people visited the store daily.
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