Keep strict watch on prices of essential commodities in states: Piyush Goyal
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Last Updated: May 19, 2021, 08:42 PM IST
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Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday directed his officials to keep a strict watch on prices of essential commodities in states. Goyal, who reviewed the provisions of the Essential Commodities (EC) Act for keeping the prices of essential commodities in check, asked state governments to enforce this law to curb hoarding.
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday directed his officials to keep a strict watch on prices of essential commodities in states. Goyal, who reviewed the provisions of the Essential Commodities (EC) Act for keeping the prices of essential commodities in check, asked state governments to enforce this law to curb hoarding.
Consumer Affairs Dept to monitor prices of essential commodities
May 19, 2021
× Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal has directed the Department of Consumer Affairs to monitor prices of essential commodities. He asked officials to ensure that adequate stock of commodities to cushion price shocks and stabilise prices.
The DoCA collects data of prices from 157 centres across 34 States/UTs which are also expected to monitor the prices of 22 essential Commodities, especially pulses, oilseeds, vegetables and milk. This is to ensure timely market intervention to keep prices affordable to consumers.
“The Union Minister said that the provisions of Essential Commodities Act may be enforced by States if any miller, wholesaler or retailer tries to take undue advantage of the Covid situation and hoards essential commodities,” an official statement added.
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The Central government on Monday asked the States/UTs to direct all the stockholders, millers, traders and importers to declare the stocks of pulses while reque