A joint team comprising representatives from District Administration Office, Chhayanath-Rara Municipality, District Police Office, Livestock Office, civil society, and media conducted the market monitoring.
The Department of Commerce, Supplies, and Consumer Protection have carried out monitoring at 1,355 trade and business firms in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY) starting July 16.
Lalitpur DAO market monitoring team has slapped a fine worth Rs 50,000 to SalesBerry departmental store for selling chocolates and other goods taking undue profit than the maximum retail price (MRP).
The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of HoR has instructed the government to book those involved in unusual price hike of goods and black-marketing as the supplies of substandard goods was belittling public health concerns.
The Department of Consumer, Supplies and Consumer Protection has destroyed date expired food products worth over Rs 37.3 million in the last 11 months.