At a time when onion prices have shot up to Rs 80 per kg, daily deals site Groupon India is offering onions at a single digit price of Rs 9 per kg.

Groupon India, the online shopping service, teamed up with a Delhi-based wholesaler to sell onions at the single digit price in a total of 78 cities across the country.

People can place orders online, and the ordered onions will be home delivered to buyers within 10 days.

Ankur Warikoo, chief executive of Groupon India said, "We are a deal site and in current situation where onions prices are skyrocketing we are offering onions at Rs 9 per kg. The onions will be home delivered to buyers."

Warikoo added that the company would sell nearly 3,000 kilograms of onion per day and would take assistance of numerous logistic partners to ensure timely delivering of the vegetable.

However, the attractive deal, which started Thursday, September 5, is available only for seven days.

Groupon India, which is a subsidiary of Groupon Global, has as many as 200 million subscribers and generates more than $5 billion in annual sales.