Govt seeks reply from packaged water companies over different MRPs

Paswan said the consumer forum under his ministry have been receiving complaints

The government has sought an explanation from companies selling packaged mineral water over different MRPs of bottles for various places and directed that the sale price should be same at airports, hotels and malls.

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday tweeted that the consumer forum under his ministry have been receiving complaints relating to different MRP being charged for packaged mineral water at different places.

He further tweeted that it came to notice that the companies had printed different MRPs for selling the same bottle at different places like hotels and airports.

The ministry had sought explanations