• The National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF) said it has sold 560 tonnes of tomatoes at a subsidised rate in the last 15 days in Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

• The discount sale continues as retail prices are still ruling high amid heavy rains in key producing states.

• NCCF is selling tomatoes on behalf of the central government in order to provide relief to consumers from high prices. 

• NCCF is selling tomatoes through mobile vans, select retail outlets of Kendriya Bhandar and government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) in Delhi and National Capital Region.

• Currently, NCCF is sourcing tomatoes from major producing states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

What is NCCF?

• The National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited (NCCF) is the national level consumer cooperative society having its area of operation in the entire country. 

• It is an organisation to promote consumer cooperative movement in the country and aspires to facilitate the voluntary formation and democratic functioning of cooperatives, based on self-reliance and mutual aid for overall economic betterment and financial autonomy.

• The main objectives of the NCCF are to provide supply support to the consumer cooperatives and other distributing agencies for distribution of consumer goods at reasonable and affordable rates besides rendering technical guidance and assistance to the consumer cooperatives.

• It was registered in October 1965.

• The headquarters is situated in New Delhi.

• It operates through a network of 24 branch offices located in different parts of the country.

• NCCF is registered under the Multistate Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 and functions under the ministry of consumer affairs.

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