States to set up district-wise price monitoring centre for essential items

A senior government official indicated that the Center is making every effort to manage the prices of basic commodities through the Price Monitoring Division

All states should set up price monitoring centres for critical goods in all districts, Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs said on Friday, reported Livemint.

While speaking at a workshop in Guwahati, Assam the official stated that the Center plans to reach its goal of creating 750 price monitoring centres by the end of March 2023, for which financial support will be provided.

Singh clarified that the Centre is making every effort to monitor the costs of necessities in order to keep inflation under control through its Price Monitoring Division. The Department of Consumer Affairs has