Annexure I

 

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2157 FOR 13/08/2010 REGARDING COMPARATIVE PRICE OF FOODGRAINS

 

Retail Prices in Four Metros during January 2009 to March 2009 and in March 2010

Unit : Rs./Kg

Rice

January, 2009

February, 2009

March, 2009

March, 2010

DELHI

22

22

21.5

23

MUMBAI

18.23

18

17.6

19.79

KOLKATA

14

14

14

17.44

CHENNAI

18

18

18

20

Wheat

 

 

 

 

DELHI

13

13

13.1

15.1

MUMBAI

16

15.85

15.63

19.26

KOLKATA

NT

NT

NT

NT

CHENNAI

18

18

18

21.37

Gram

 

 

 

 

DELHI

35.38

35

34.13

34.31

MUMBAI

33.95

33.85

33.45

33.95

KOLKATA

35

36.2

33.1

34.11

CHENNAI

34.05

34.65

34

32

Tur Dal

 

 

 

 

DELHI

49.9

51.4

53.73

68.38

MUMBAI

49.2

51.4

50.85

64.21

KOLKATA

43.35

49.05

45.25

63.11

CHENNAI

49.6

56.2

58

65.42

Urad Dal

 

 

 

 

DELHI

46

46

45.1

64.67

MUMBAI

47.25

47.05

47.85

67.32

KOLKATA

36

37.1

36.3

59.89

CHENNAI

46.2

48.8

48

66.42

Moong Dal

 

 

 

 

DELHI

45.08

45.5

45.75

76.1

MUMBAI

47.55

48.55

51.1

85.97

KOLKATA

44.7

49.2

45.7

86.17

CHENNAI

45.15

48.7

49.3

81.74

Masoor Dal

 

 

 

 

DELHI

61.25

62

54.4

56.31

MUMBAI

58.25

58.3

51.95

52.11

KOLKATA

54.7

56.65

59.15

51.06

CHENNAI

 

 

 

50

Sugar

 

 

 

 

DELHI

22.15

24.82

24.57

36.83

MUMBAI

22.02

23.7

24.5

37.53

KOLKATA

21.45

22.75

23.05

36.83

CHENNAI

21

21.35

21.85

34.68

Groundnut Oil

 

 

 

 

DELHI

109.75

104.15

101.75

114.52

MUMBAI

87.1

90.8

93.9

78.42

KOLKATA

86

92

97.35

88.06

CHENNAI

65.9

63.95

61

73.79

Mustard Oil

 

 

 

 

DELHI

77

74.45

67.8

67.48

MUMBAI

84.3

80.9

73.55

68.21

KOLKATA

78

75.4

67.15

61.33

CHENNAI

82.73

82.35

80.75

68.42

 

 

Vanaspati

 

 

 

 

DELHI

54.8

52.65

51.35

55.52

MUMBAI

55.05

55

54.45

51.68

KOLKATA

43.35

44.4

45.2

39.28

CHENNAI

56.4

55.35

55.65

54.42

Potato

 

 

 

 

DELHI

8.05

6

7.58

8.48

MUMBAI

9.4

9

9.75

11.47

KOLKATA

5

5.35

7.3

4

CHENNAI

12

10

10.4

10.53

Onion

 

 

 

 

DELHI

21.3

18.23

17.55

17.38

MUMBAI

19

14.93

14.95

13.58

KOLKATA

18.7

16.95

15.45

11.78

CHENNAI

21.6

17.3

14.7

12.74

Salt (Packed)

 

 

 

 

DELHI

11

11

11

12

MUMBAI

11

11

11

12

KOLKATA

7

7.55

8

8

CHENNAI

11

11

11

12

 

NB: 1) Prices at different centres may very due to varietal differences.

       2) Prices for the month are of average of daily reported prices.

 

Source: State/Uts civil supplies Department.