Punjab Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak termed the accelerated pace of procurement and lifting as a testament to the "farmer-friendly policies" of the Punjab government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.
Joshi noted that as a Consumer Affairs minister, he expects the new rates to be entirely passed on to the end consumer. To monitor the situation, the government has also established a helpline number.
The event marked the commencement of the calibrated and targeted release of onions from the government buffer, making the essential vegetable available to consumers at affordable prices.
The GoM held its first meeting today, June 25, in Chandigarh. It comprised Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian as Chairman, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, and Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar
During his presidential address, the Union Minister said BIS has brought 371 districts in the country under mandatory hallmarking scheme of jewellery thereby, providing quality assurance to consumers. He directed that more districts be also added in the coming year. He laid special emphasis
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Friday emphasised that there's no shortage of essential commodities in the country.
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday said that the government will soon take a decision on the demands of increasing minimum support price (MSPs) on sugar.
Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday that the FIR pertaining to the case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and the FIR filed against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman were "incomparable".
As part of the cleanliness activities, a drive was held at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), National Research Laboratory (NRL) in Mohali, where employees cleaned the roadside area, collecting and disposing of four tonnes of garbage.
The price of tomatoes will cool down in the next seven to ten days, highlighted Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, during a program of selling tomato at cheaper prices by the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) in Delhi on Monday.
With a focus on leveraging technology for consumer protection and grievance redressal, Union Minister Piyush Goyal celebrated National Consumer Day and highlighted that customer satisfaction is the way towards the development of the country.
Rajasthan Food and Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, on Monday, said Congress does not need any alliance in Rajasthan, adding that the final decision will be taken by party high command.