High Profiteering ahead of Covid and Sankranti!?
Heavy profiteering under the guise of Corona, 10 percent increase in the price of pulses in a day, edible oil also became expensive
The game of profiteering has started by spreading rumors of lockdown under the guise of increasing cases of corona infection. The situation is that the items of daily need are being sold at more than double the price.
Durg. The game of profiteering has started by spreading rumors of lockdown under the guise of increasing cases of corona infection. The situation is that the items of daily need are being sold at more than double the price.
All tobacco products including Gudakhu are being sold at double the price in the grocery shops of Indira Market and the Ganjpara area. At the same time, the price of oil and pulses is also being sold by increasing the price by 10 percent.
Its purpose is to reduce the risk of virus infection by reducing the crowd in the markets, but under the guise of this, complaints of profiteering in grocery retail shops are coming to the fore. Taking advantage of the crisis shopkeepers are selling goods at arbitrary prices.
According to the retail shopkeepers, goods are being available at a higher price than the wholesale market itself.
Oil price hiked by 20 to 30 rupees
Sunil Srivastava of Ganjpara said that the prices of other groceries have also been increased arbitrarily. He told me that two days ago a tin of rice bran oil was being given to them.
The same was sold on saturday for Rs 2150 to 2300. Edible oil was sold costlier by Rs 5 to 10 even in liter packs. Similarly, tur dal worth Rs 85 per kg was sold for Rs 92 to 95 per kg.
Sesame-jaggery is expensive even for Sankranti
Makar sankranti is next week. There is a trend of food items made of sesame and jaggery during Sankranti. Given this, people are also reaching the market to take sesame and jaggery.
The shopkeepers are also taking full advantage of this. On saturday, sesame was sold at the rate of Rs 120 and jaggery at Rs 50 per kg. According to buyers, it is Rs 10 to 15 more than the price two to three days ago.
Last year also there was a rumor
Similarly, during the last transition of Corona, complaints of profiteering by spreading rumors had come to the fore. Then with the rise in the prices of essential food items, the rumor of a shortage of salt was spread.
Due to this, there was a queue of people in the establishments of salt chillers and wholesale shopkeepers. This time there is no such situation, but the game of profiteering has started.
Food Controller DurgCP Dipankar said that there is no situation like lockdown or shortage of materials. The administration is committed to ensuring that the supply of all goods remains normal. If someone is selling the material at a higher price then it can complain.
So far no one has made any such complaint. Municipal officials have been instructed to keep an eye on the market. If a complaint is received then action will be taken after investigation.
The game of profiteering has started by spreading rumors of lockdown under the guise of increasing cases of corona infection. The situation is that the items of daily need are being sold at more than double the price.
Durg. The game of profiteering has started by spreading rumors of lockdown under the guise of increasing cases of corona infection. The situation is that the items of daily need are being sold at more than double the price.
All tobacco products including Gudakhu are being sold at double the price in the grocery shops of Indira Market and the Ganjpara area. At the same time, the price of oil and pulses is also being sold by increasing the price by 10 percent.
Its purpose is to reduce the risk of virus infection by reducing the crowd in the markets, but under the guise of this, complaints of profiteering in grocery retail shops are coming to the fore. Taking advantage of the crisis shopkeepers are selling goods at arbitrary prices.
According to the retail shopkeepers, goods are being available at a higher price than the wholesale market itself.
Oil price hiked by 20 to 30 rupees
Sunil Srivastava of Ganjpara said that the prices of other groceries have also been increased arbitrarily. He told me that two days ago a tin of rice bran oil was being given to them.
The same was sold on saturday for Rs 2150 to 2300. Edible oil was sold costlier by Rs 5 to 10 even in liter packs. Similarly, tur dal worth Rs 85 per kg was sold for Rs 92 to 95 per kg.
Sesame-jaggery is expensive even for Sankranti
Makar sankranti is next week. There is a trend of food items made of sesame and jaggery during Sankranti. Given this, people are also reaching the market to take sesame and jaggery.
The shopkeepers are also taking full advantage of this. On saturday, sesame was sold at the rate of Rs 120 and jaggery at Rs 50 per kg. According to buyers, it is Rs 10 to 15 more than the price two to three days ago.
Last year also there was a rumor
Similarly, during the last transition of Corona, complaints of profiteering by spreading rumors had come to the fore. Then with the rise in the prices of essential food items, the rumor of a shortage of salt was spread.
Due to this, there was a queue of people in the establishments of salt chillers and wholesale shopkeepers. This time there is no such situation, but the game of profiteering has started.
Food Controller DurgCP Dipankar said that there is no situation like lockdown or shortage of materials. The administration is committed to ensuring that the supply of all goods remains normal. If someone is selling the material at a higher price then it can complain.
So far no one has made any such complaint. Municipal officials have been instructed to keep an eye on the market. If a complaint is received then action will be taken after investigation.