The government has capped maximum retail price of hand sanitizer at Rs 100 per 200ml bottle till June 30 this year amid sharp rise in the prices of this product amid the coronavirus oubreak.
Similarly, price of a 2 ply (surgical) mask has been cappedat Rs 8 and that of 3 ply (surgical) mask at Rs 10 till June 30, ConsumerAffairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said in a statement. “The price cap hasbeen imposed taking into account the sharp increase in prices of raw materialsused in making of face masks and hand santizer,” Paswan said.Earlierthis month, the government had declared sanitizers and masks “essentialcommodities” to prevent hoarding and price manipulation of such goods. OnMarch 19, the government had placed price limits on alcohols used in makinghand sanitizer.