The revised provision will provide that these Rules shall apply to all packaged commodities sold in bags in retail, except to the packaged commodities meant for industrial consumers or institutional consumers.
Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs advised online platforms to not engage in ‘unfair trade practices’ to manipulate consumer choice and violate ‘consumer rights’.
It has been observed that millers and traders, dealers have resorted to holding their stocks in warehouses in the name of farmers in a deliberate attempt to escape stock declaration.
Rohit Kumar Singh, secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, along with senior officers of the department and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) launched the framework.
The Centre is providing pulses to states at Rs 8 per kg, less than the market rate of Rs 42 per kg (issue price) for use in midday meals as well as other food-related schemes, to streamline the stock of pulses.
In addition to this, all branch offices of BIS have also conducted 41 Rural Outreach Programmes on 14 March to mark the beginning of the iconic week.
Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Leena Nandan virtually inaugurated the event today which was attended by eminent scientists and experts from across the country.
The Union Minister said that the Provisions of Essential Commodities Act to be enforced by States if any Miller, Wholesaler or Retailer etc tries to take undue advantage of the Covid situation and hoards the essential commodities.
The arrivals, as well as prices of the essential commodities in different mandis of the states, were also shared with the States/ UTs.
This information was given in a written reply by Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Danve Rao saheb Dadarao in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
