panaji the state government has procured onions from the national agriculture cooperative marketing federation nafed to be sold to ration card holders through fair price shops fps at a subsidised rate about 75 metric tonne mt of onions were distributed at civil supplies godowns in each taluka on wednesday and are being sold at rs 345 per kg from thursdayfriday onwardswe are distributing the stock we have received to our taluka godowns from there fps owners will take the stock to their respective shops it is their duty to ensure that the same reaches the community by thursday or friday civil supplies minister govind gaude saidration card holders are entitled to monthly purchase of commodities such as wheat and rice from the first to the 21st of the monththe same criteria will be adopted for sale of onions only for this month since we are supposed to receive the entire quota by november 11 or 12 we will sell up to november 25 30 gaude saidfurther he said that the state is expecting a daily supply of 50 mts of onions we will procure more onions next month as well he addedtoi had earlier reported that stock of onions to be sold at a subsidised price to ration card holders are likely to arrive soon the state cabinet recently approved the purchase of 1045 mt of onions from nafed at about rs 28000 per mt