Working Group recommends setting up board on MRP fixation

A Working Group constituted by the state government to examine and recommend mechanism for fixation of Maximum Retail Price (MRP) on consumer goods and drugs, recommended setting up of a board or authority for the purpose today.
The Working Group (WG) made its recommendations to deal with issues including setting up of a board or authority to monitor price fixation and a full-fledged department of Consumer Affairs, besides strengthening the legal framework to deal with matters of general public interests, an official spokesman said.
The WG, headed by MLC Ravinder Sharma, submitted its report to the minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) Mohammad Ramzan, the spokesman said adding, the WG studied the prevailing system and existing legal framework to protect consumer interests.

The WG was constituted by the government after discussions in the State Consumer Protection Council on the issue of fixation of retail prices of commodities and drugs.
There was a need to study the present mechanism of fixation of MRP of commodities, so that necessary measures were taken to safeguard consumers' interests and save them from misleading advertisements and overcharging.
The WG members are from consumer organisations, representatives of Chambers, traders and members of Bar Association Jammu, officials of CA&PD, drug control organisations and legal metrology.