Guwahati: The Assam government may have formed a task force to tackle the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities but it is clear that their enthusiasm to keep prices in control is not being shared by wholesalers.
On Friday, the Assam government had decided to set up a task force to ensure that prices of essential commodities, especially onion, potatoes and mustard oil remain in check. The task force today visited Brahmaputra Bazar, a wholesale market at Lalmati to monitor and check prices.
A team of executives from the state food and civil supplies (FCS) ministry, legal metrology, and Assam Police, ordered shopkeepers to state the prices at which vegetables are being sold to customers.
“Most of the shops selling onion and potatoes have not kept a rate card on display which is mandatory as per government order. We have also noticed that the items are selling at a higher rate in comparison to the Pamohi, Gorchuk market,” said Altab Ahmed, food inspector at FCS department.
