2,000 Onam markets planned under Agriculture department in Keralam

2, 000 Onam markets planned under Agriculture department in Keralam Keralam administration has sanctioned ₹10.24 crore for operating the markets under a Market Intervention Backing for Cost Stabilisation scheme.

Key points

• The Keralam administration has sanctioned ₹10.24 crore for operating the markets under a Market Intervention Backing for Cost Stabilisation scheme.
• Under the scheme, approved in July 2026, the administration had sanctioned ₹20 crore to tackle rise in costs of commodities during the Onam season.
• Ahead of Onam, the department had additionally rolled out the 'Onathinorukkam Vilavinte Vismayam 2026, ' a campaign for ensuring the availability of vegetables.
• The Agriculture department and agencies under it will operate 2, 000 Onam markets this festival season as part of efforts to keep rates stable.

Meanwhile, the Agriculture department and agencies under it will operate 2, 000 Onam markets this festival season as part of efforts to keep rates stable.

Notably, the Krishi Bhavans run by the department will be operating 1, 074 of the markets while the Horticulture Products Development Corporation (Horticorp) and the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK) will operate 766 and 160 markets respectively, according to an order dated August 17.

In practice, the markets are being opened with a view to ensuring fair rates to farmers in the State and making quality fruits and vegetables available to consumers at reasonable costs during the Onam season, the department noted. The Keralam administration has sanctioned ₹10.24 crore for operating the markets under a Market Intervention Backing for Cost Stabilisation scheme.

Under the scheme, approved in July 2026, the administration had sanctioned ₹20 crore to tackle rise in costs of commodities during the Onam season. For operating the markets, Krishi Bhavans have been sanctioned ₹5.86 crore, the VFPCK, ₹89.41 lakh and the Horticorp, ₹3.44 crore.

Ahead of Onam, the department had additionally rolled out the 'Onathinorukkam Vilavinte Vismayam 2026, ' a campaign for ensuring the availability of vegetables. Agriculture Minister T. Siddique remarked on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) that 2.52 lakh tonnes of vegetables were produced under this campaign. It covered 22, 137 hectares in various districts.

For now, 2, 000 Onam markets planned under Agriculture department in Keralam remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.