KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 7
As festivals such as Dashain, Tihar and Chhath are approaching, the government is all set to run fair price shops.
Such shops selling daily essentials at reasonable prices will run at various places across the country.
The State-run Food Management and Trade Company, Salt Trading and Dairy Development Board are managing the fair price outlets till November 19.
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies informed that the shops would be run in the wake of huge demand of daily essential items during the festive season.
The initiative is also aimed at curbing exorbitant price hike of goods and providing essentials to the people in a convenient manner, according to the ministry.
The reasonable price shops are run by government bodies during the festival time to give relief to the public since the private sector has dominated the business most of the time.
In Kathmandu valley, there will be such shops at 35 places. Even mobile shops will be available.
Similarly, other districts where there will be fair price outlets include Morang, Jhapa, Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Khotang, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Siraha, Janakpur, Parsa, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kaski, Tanahun, Gorkha, Manang, Mustang, Rupandehi, Banke, Bardiya, Rukum (East) and Rukum (West).
Similarly, Rolpa, Surkhet, Gulmi, Dailekh, Dolpa, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, Jumla, Mugu, Kailali, Dadeldhura, Bajura, Bajhang, Achham, Darchula and Kanchanpur will also have fair price outlets.
Food Management and Trade Company will open the fair price shops at 48 places of 42 districts, according to Ministry Spokesperson Sharmila Neupane.
The sale stalls will provide Rs 7 per kg for all sorts of rice, pulse, flour and wheat, while the consumers will get a discount of Rs 10 per kg on meat. Even the online system will be operated by the company for running fair price sale.
A version of this article appears in the print on October 8, 2023, of The Himalayan Times
