Thali cost rises in Nov as festival demand pushes up veggie prices: Crisil

The cost of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis increased significantly in November as festival demand pushed up vegetable prices and due to lower output in the kharif season amid erratic rainfall conditions. 

- Puja Das

While the cost of a veg thali rose 10% on month to ₹30.3 in November, non-veg thali cost went up 5% month-on-month to ₹61.2. There has been a 9% on-year rise in the cost of veg thali, which is driven by a 93% and 15% increase in onion and tomato prices, respectively. Prices of pulses also shot up 21% year-on-year.

However, the cost of a non-veg thali remained unchanged year-on-year, revealed rating agency CRISIL. 

The veg thali comprises roti, vegetables (onion, tomato and potato), rice, dal, curd and salad. The non-veg thali has the same elements as the veg thali, except dal is replaced by chicken (broiler).