Department of Commerce (DoC) has started Hotline Telephone Service (HTS) from today to curb unnatural price hike and black marketing after chief secretary Madhav Prasad Ghimire's high level team had advised setting up HTS in DoC and district administration offices (DOAs).
"DoC has set up permanent HTS," said inspection officer Kamal Bahadur Thapa. HTS is available for consumers in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts. They call at 4243939 to report illegularities, he said assuring that DoC will take prompt action.
DAOs in Kathmandu Valley have not set up HTS yet. "DoC doesn't have information about it," said Thapa.
An officer at Kathmandu DAO said DAOs need HTS.
DoC has intensified market inspection since Sunday to stop irregularities during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.
"Two teams are monitoring markets in Kathmandu valley on all working days,"
said Thapa. DoC has provided token money Rs 15,000 for Tarai, Rs 10,000 for hilly and Rs 7,000 for mountainous districts.
Meanwhile, DoC has forwarded two cases of irregularities to the district inspection officer's office here for filing court cases. DoC forwarded the cases of Pakawan brand edible oil and Chandra Stores of Chabahil. The team had found date-expired pouches of Pakawan brand edible oil last week.
Chandra Stores was found blackmarketing subsidized sugar from Salt Trading Corporation (STC).
"Our team found Chandra Stores was selling STC's subsidized sugar at Rs 62 per kg," Thapa said. STC has provided the sugar for selling at Rs 53 per kg.
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