COVID-19: DC Rajouri to intensify market checking to avoid hoarding, black marketing of essential commodities, medicines

5 Dariya News

Rajouri 08-Apr-2020

To take stock of the status of essential services being provided to the general public, Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh today convened a meeting with the concerned officers and asked them to intensify market checking to avoid any black marketing, overpricing and hoarding during the lockdown period due to Corona Virus pandemic.Assistant Director FCS&CA informed the Chair that there is an adequate stock of essential commodities in the district. He further informed that the process of distribution of advance ration for the month of April and May has been started. He also informed that about 62 percent of the advanced ration has been distributed covering 1 lakh families and the remaining will be distributed within weeks time. He informed that 1771 inter-state/Inter district stranded labourers families were provided with the packets of ration in the district.While reviewing the status of the market checking to stop black marketing, overpricing and hoarding of the essential commodities like rice, flour, fruits, vegetables etc and medicines in the district, the DC asked Assistant Director FCS&CA, Tehsildar Rajouri and officers of Legal Metrology, Drugs Department to carry out marketing checking on daily basis.The DC also directed the Tehsildar Rajouri and officers of Horticulture department to ensure proper display of rate list of the fruit and vegetables so that over pricing can be controlled. He also asked the officers to review the availability of medicines and other commodities in the district.Additional Deputy Commissioner Sher Singh, Assistant Director FCS&CA Mukhtar Ahmed lone, Tehsildar Rajouri Sheraz Chouhan, District Sheep Husbandry Officer, Sarfraz Naseem Chowdhury, District Agriculture Officer, Janak Raj, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Mohd Younis besides officers from Drugs and Horticulture Department were present in the meeting.