Centre asks states to examine hoarding, pricing of necessities

The Centre has requested states to “adopt zero tolerance” in opposition to hoarders in order that the provides of important commodities could also be regular throughout curfews or restrictions imposed as a result of coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution stated Monday.
The assembly was attended by principal secretaries of the division of meals and client affairs of the varied states and Union Territories, the ministry stated in an announcement.
During the assembly, Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, reviewed the “availability and price situation of Essential Commodities across the country.”
States have additionally been requested to undertake consciousness actions to “mitigate panic buying” of necessities.