Commerce Department directs halt to unjustified price hikes
Summary
The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection has ordered producers, importers, and distributors to stop sudden and unjustified price hikes on daily consumer goods like food grains and cooking gas.
Key Points
- The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection has directed to immediately curb unjustified price hikes of daily consumer goods.
- The directive targets producers, importers, and distributors of essentials such as food grains, edible oil, cooking gas, and rice.
- The department issued the statement amidst rising consumer complaints and media reports of artificial price increases and shortages.
- Joint market monitoring has been intensified to enforce consumer rights under the Consumer Protection Act and Regulations.
