Special market-checking teams constituted on the directions of the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Saturday held rigorous inspections of markets across the Srinagar district in efforts to curb overpricing of fresh food commodities.
The market-checking was held across all seven tehsils of thedistrict to verify adherence to approved prices and quality of fresh foodcommodities sold in markets and curb profiteering and black marketingcomplaints of which were received following the closure of the Jammu-Srinagarhighway.
Teams comprising officials from Food, Civil Supplies &Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology, Food Safety, Srinagar Municipal Corporationand Police inspected markets in their respective jurisdictions inspecting anaggregate of over 1300 business establishments.
Business establishments and sellers found overcharging orviolating other provisions of relevant laws were booked and sealed andprofiteers arrested. Strict warnings were given to dealers in all tehsils toensure strict adherence to approved rates and to desist from overcharging andblack marketing.
The District Magistrate has directed all executivemagistrates of the district to ensure daily inspections of all fresh foodmarkets falling within their respective jurisdictions throughout the month ofRamadan. He has instructed for taking strict action against all those indulgingin overpricing.
Dr Shahid has warned all business establishments and sellersagainst overpricing of essential commodities and appealed the general public toreport any instances thereof at phone number 9419080036.
It was said two senior officers from FCSCA departmentdesignated as Enforcement Officers for areas falling within the largerjurisdictions of North and South of the district can also be contacted forcomplaint registrations at 9906464944 and 7051736919 respectively. Meanwhilethe district administration has clarified that there is no shortage ofessential commodities in the district adding that additional stocks are alsoarriving.