The Gurugram district administration have warned shopkeepers who  are selling essential products at prices higher than the prescribed MRP.

Action is being taken on sellers who are charging more than the MRP, said the administration.

Taking action on one such shopkeeper, the district administration team has issued challan against a food chain store under the Essential Commodities Act 1955 on Tuesday.

According to district administration spokesperson, Inspector Rakesh of the District Food and Supplies Controller’s Department got information that goods are being sold at a price higher than MRP in ‘More Hyper Mart’ located at Sector-48.

The complainant Pramod Kumar told the food supply inspector, that he had purchased peanut oil from a food chain store which had MRP of Rs 220, but it is being sold by Mart for Rs 253.

 On this, the team of the District Food and Supplies Controller Department went to the spot to investigate the facts, on which the complaint made by the complainant was found to be correct.

Acting on the complaint, the food chain store was challaned under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

“The lockdown has been imposed to prevent infection of covid-19 from spreading further, the public will not be worried for the availability of essential commodities in any way. A team of the District Food and Supplies Controller Department has been appointed to complete monitoring of black marketing in Gurugram. Essential items such as packed company items cannot be sold at rates higher than MRP,” Yash Garg, deputy commissioner of Gurugram said.

“The district administration will deal strictly with those who involved in black marketing. Buyers should also take care and alert about the rates charged above MRP on the helpline number -9999097004 of the department,” said Garg adding that, to stop such kind of black marketing, the cooperation of the general public is needed”.