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| Govt’s silence allows prices of essential commodities to shoot in Jammu | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 31
In the absence of any supervision from the concerned Government agencies a yawning gap continues between the whosale and retail prices of fruits and vegetables in Jammu
According to a published rate list issued by the National Horticulture Board the wholesale prices of apple have fixed between Rs.1800 and Rs.2500 a quintal,which comes to Ra.18 to Rs.25 a kg, against this its price in the market ranges between Rs.30 and Rs.50 a kg.
The Board has fixed wholesale prices for banana at Rs.1000 to Rs.1200 a quintal when in the open market retailers sell the stuff at Rs.30 per dozen which is 25 per cent higher than the wholesale rates.Cauliflower sells in the wholesale market for Rs. Rs.600 to Rs.700 a quintal which comes to Rs.six and Rs.seven a kg but its retail prices are Rs.15 to Rs.20 a kg showing more than 100 per cent hike.
The wholesale prices fixed for cabbage is Rs.2.50 to Rs.three a kg but in the retail shops its prices ranges between Rs.10 to Rs.15 a kg. The retail prices of potato are Rs.16 to Rs.18 a kg when the wholesale prices are Rs.10 to Rs.11 a kg.
As a result of total negligence of the consumer Affairs Department and other Government agencies the rates given in the price list issued by the Federation of Retailers Association on October 1,2007 vary from the list published by the Federation in newspapers.In the published list the per kg rate of ghee vanaspati is Rs.60,sarson oil of various brands Rs.60 to Rs.65, Mash mote special at Rs.46 a kg,Mash mote medium Rs.43 a kg,Mash special Rs.52 a kgMoongi special Rs.43 a kg,Moongi medium Rs.43Moongi washed special Rs.48 a kg whereas in the list submitted by the Federation to the Food supplies office indicates prices which are lower by Rs.two to Rs.seven per kg.
Similarly against the Government rate of Rs.120 per kg of mutton its is sold at Rs.140 to Rs.150 a kg.The acute price differences between the rates fixed by the Government and the selling prices of dealers is a cause of concern for consumers who are forced to pay through their nose when they purchase milk and milk products from the market. |
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