Jammu, March 26: Minister Satish Sharma conducted a surprise visit to the Legal Metrology Department in Jammu, reviewing its role in consumer protection and fair trade practices.
The Minister also appreciated the department’s efforts in raising awareness through 453 consumer camps and ensuring all services are available online via the J&K Single Window.
Controller Legal Metrology, Anuradha Gupta, presented a detailed overview of the departmental activities, emphasizing upon its critical role in consumer protection, fair trade practices and enforcement of standard weights and measures in commercial transactions.
In a PowerPoint Presentation, she highlighted the contribution of the department towards safeguarding consumer rights by enforcing the provisions of Legal Metrology Act and rules. She also elaborated that all ten services being provided by the department are available online on the J&K Single Window.
She apprised the Minister that during this financial year the department conducted 59000 inspections throughout J&K and booked 2876 cases under various sections of the Legal Metrology Act and rules.
Besides, the department conducted 301 verification camps and 562 traders awareness camps. For making consumers aware about the legal provisions and remedies available under the Legal Metrology Act and the Consumer Protection Act, the department also organized 453 consumer awareness camps.
The Minister commended the proactive approach of the Legal Metrology team, noting their achievement of targets ahead of schedule. He stressed upon the importance of accuracy in trade transactions, from verifying the correct dispensing of fuel at petrol pumps to ensuring the precise measurement of packaged commodities.
The Minister also reiterated the vital role of Legal Metrology department in everyday consumer safety. He took a round of the Legal Metrology complex and inspected the Secondary Standards Lab.
The Minister was briefed by the concerned officer about the role and importance of laboratory equipment in ensuring accuracy in weights and measures.
The Minister interacted with the officers present during the visit including Assistant Controllers, Accounts officer and other staff members. He appreciated the efforts of the department and urged them to continue working diligently for upholding compliance with legal standards and protecting the interests of the consumers.
But, other side, it is a question on the department as a whole, whether, it find out a way to crackdown on Medicine shops for for too excess print rates & thereafter selling 30 to40% less by allowing loot to innocents & general public, otherwise manufacturing company's should be booked for such a excessive print rates not only in medicines & other daily use items.
It is to mention here that difference of loot can easily be detected from verifying bills of purchase & sale & difference will detect a loot?
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