Bengaluru citizens clueless about vegetable, fruit prices

Bengaluru | Saturday | 24th August, 2019

Summary:

The website - hopcoms.karnataka.gov.in - is essential not just for farmers to check prices, but also for buyers to check daily costs and price fluctuations. The website also played a vital role for many to plan out their daily or monthly budgets. “I have been trying to access the website to know the HOPCOMS rates before heading to the nearest store, but it is not functional. Similarly, Revathi, a homemaker, said, “Fruits are cheaper at HOPCOMS outlets than what is sold by street vendors. However, the department is oblivious to this, and asserted that they have not tied up with any private agency..