Black Marketing of Chemical Fertilizers
Under
clause 21 of the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), 1985, it is mandatory
to print the maximum retail price on the container of all kinds of
fertilizers, whether under statutory price control or out of the purview
of the statutory price control. No person shall charge higher than the
price printed on the bag. Any person violating this mandatory provision
of FCO is held liable to be proceeded against for
administrative/punitive measures under the provisions of FCO and
Essential Commodities Act. The State Governments as enforcement
agencies are adequately empowered to take appropriate action against the
offender who indulges in any kind of malpractices including
hoarding/black marketing etc. Department of Fertilizers has from time
to time been sensitizing all the State Governments including Jharkhand
to gear the enforcement agencies under their jurisdiction for
appropriate action against the offenders, if any.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
DNM/AS
(Release ID :85851)
This information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
DNM/AS
(Release ID :85851)
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