South Asia
Onion India gives permission to export 50,000 tons of onions to Bangladesh
New Delhi, March 5: India has allowed the export of 50,000 tons of onions to Bangladesh. Apart from Bangladesh, the Modi government has allowed the export of 14,400 tons of onions to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) informed this information in a notification on Monday.
Bangladesh State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam said on Saturday that 50,000 metric tons of onions will arrive from India this week.
According to the Indian press, some friendly countries have been allowed to export a certain amount of onions. New Delhi has given permission based on the request of these countries. And this export process will be completed through the country's state-owned organization National Cooperative Export Limited (NCEL).
NCEL is an inter-state cooperative organization of India. Among them, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited, Krishak Bharti Cooperative Limited and several organizations are under this cooperative.
Earlier, on February 19, India allowed the export of onions to Bangladesh in limited quantities. Along with Bangladesh, the BJP government also allowed the export of onions to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bahrain and Mauritius. However, New Delhi has not yet taken any decision on the complete withdrawal of the ban on onion exports.
The government of Bangladesh had sent a formal letter to India to allow a certain amount of sugar and onion to reduce the price of onion in the country's market during the holy month of Ramadan.
At noon on February 18, Bangladesh Commerce State Minister Ahsanul Islam Titu told reporters that one and a half million tons of sugar and onions will be imported from India before fasting. Out of this, 50,000 metric tons of onions and 1 lakh metric tons of sugar.
