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Exigency to prevent profiteering activities this festive season
Zafar Bhat. Dated: 9/22/2017 10:31:52 AM
Zafar Bhat
Jammu, Sep 21
Ironically, many a time Legal Metrology Department (LMD) has botched to prevent hoarding or profiteering activities carried out by unscrupulous people of the society in Jammu and Kashmir, as there are prevailing problems of Charging more than MRP, Less weight than proclaimed, Weighing sweets with box, Missing mandatory labeling information, Non- calibrated weighing scale, Packing in non-standard weights.
People are facing the Frequently Occurring Problems (FOPs) as Legal Metrology Department has failed to enforce the law on errant traders. In the consequences of which one product would have a different MRP at one place, while the similar product will bear different MRF at a different place within the state. Particularly, in the next 40 days, we will celebrate the Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath. So, there is need to ensure that all possible steps are taken so that people don’t face any kind of difficulty during this festive season, as there is a surge in usage of edibles and other related things during this period. Categorically the weights and Measures Unit in the Department of Consumer Affairs being the central authority for dealing with the subject, is required to handle all the matters, In addition, it has to guide, coordinate and supervise the enforcement activities of the state enforcement machinery.
However, Enforcement of Weights & Measures and of those of the package commodities in the market is an indispensable activity of the Government. The responsibility in relation to weights & measures is somehow missing in several areas of the States.
Thus, duel MRP issue has to put on check in the entire state and uniform prices of products should maintain across the State. It requires formulating a mechanism with which traders are asked to justify the rates labelled mentioned on their products.
Pertinently, it is for common people to always ensure cent percent stamping of instruments is done, as stamping is an essential component of LMD, and failure to do the work means sales of goods is done in violation of norms, adding anything done against norms is illegal.