TN CM J Jayalalithaa Launches Farm Fresh Consumer Outlets -Thursday June 20,2013

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa launched 31 Farm Fresh Consumer Outlets across the city of Chennai which will sell vegetables at subsidised rates, through video conferencing from the Secretariat, to give relief from soaring vegetable prices.

These outlets are located in the city and the suburbs and will sell 31 varieties of vegetable starting from Rs. 1.50 for a piece of lemon to Rs.140 for a kg of ginger

The State-run TUCS would operate the outlets. 


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On Thursday, the prices of onions, tomatoes and potatoes per kg at an airconditioned supermarket in Tambaram was Rs. 29, Rs. 49 and Rs. 41 respectively, while the rates for the same vegetables at the consumer outlets were Rs. 20, Rs. 30 and Rs. 20 respectively