Keep an eye on adulterated food - Vimala R.

Nagpur, dt. 27: Action should be taken against the shopkeepers who keep a watchful eye on the sweet shopkeepers during the Diwali festival. Rising oil prices, along with adulteration, have plagued ordinary citizens. All these matters should be seriously considered and strict steps should be taken, said Collector Vimala R. Given by.
She was speaking at a meeting of the District Consumer Protection Council held at the Collectorate's Chhatrapati Sabha. Maharashtra Consumer Panchayat Vidarbha President Shyamkant Patrikar, Member Kalpana Tiwari, District Supply Officer Ramesh Bende, BM Tayde, Legal Inspector Vijay Banafar were present at the Collectorate, District Consumer Council Member Dnyaneshwar Chaudhary and Deputy Director Madhukar Ramteke, Joint Director Agriculture Uprikar. , Abhay Deshpande, Khanderao Deshmukh of Sub-Transport Office, Prashant Langewar, Milind Shende participated through virtual system.
MSEDCL should publish the place, name and telephone number of the complaint in bold letters at the electricity payment center and other important places, so that the customers can register the complaint at the appropriate place, said the Collector. Identity cards will soon be issued to non-official members of the Consumer Protection Council. He said the Food and Drug Administration should investigate whether the food items sold on the roadside are of good quality and take action against the culprits. Also check the bakery items.
Due to ignorance and lack of public awareness among the poor, under the RTE Act, children have to drop out of school for 25 per cent admission. He directed the education department to inform all the schools to publish the details of the places for RTE in the prominent areas of the school.
Schools and colleges charge exorbitant fares. The members said that they were harassing the parents. As per the rules, the regional sub-transport department instructed all the schools through the education department to issue a letter confirming the fare.
When the members asked about the inconvenience caused to the elderly in the city due to encroachment on the roads, the district collector said that the issue would be resolved soon after discussing with the police department and the municipal corporation.
Police seized Rs 58 lakh worth of adulterated oil. The Weights and Measures Department said action has been taken against 10 shopkeepers so far. Corona pointed out that masks and sanitizers of different prices were sold during the epidemic. He directed an inquiry into the matter. The book 'Consumer Justice' was released by the Collector.