SRINAGAR,
MAY 8: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA),
Mohammad Ashraf Mir today held a meeting to review the functioning of the Legal
Metrology department here.
The
meeting was attended by Secretary, FCS&CA, Dr Abdul Rashid; Director,
FCS&CA (Kashmir), Nisar Ahmad Wani, Controller, LMD, J&K, R K Katoch
and other concerned officers of the department.
On the
occasion, the Controller LMD briefed the minister about the functioning of the
department. While enquiring about the achievements, the minister was informed
the department has recovered Rs 86.42 lakh from 6721 violators in the state as
penalty in 2017 – 2018.
"Besides,
Rs 1.87 Crore was recovered as stamping fee on account of verification of
commercial weights and measures from the violators," they said. The
Minister was also briefed about various state and centrally sponsored schemes
with regards to the ongoing construction works in the department.
Appreciating
the efforts of the department, the minister asked the officials to be polite
and gentle while carrying out their professional duties. He stressed that the
stakeholders should not be subjected to any kind of harassment while conducting
market checks
"However, there should be close vigil on market violations. The
interest of the consumers should be of paramount importance while you discharge
your duties. You should come up to the expectations of the people," he
said.
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