State-owned MMTC has further contracted four thousand tonnes of onions from Turkey which is expected to arrive by mid-January next year.<br />'' <br />'' Consumer Affairs Ministry said, this four thousand tonne of onions is in addition to around 17 thousand tonnes of Onions already contracted from Egypt and Turkey.<br />'' <br />'' The Department of Consumer Affairs has also directed MMTC to issue three more tenders for import of Onions, out of which two tenders are country-specific namely Turkey and the European Union and one is a global tender.<br />'' <br />'' Each of these tenders is for five thousand tonnes. The Ministry said, a coordination committee has also been formed to ensure that the entire process of import and distribution is streamlined to ensure timely arrivals and movement of Onions and sale by States.<br />''