Shillong, Sept 25: Meghalaya government on Tuesday said it’s doing all within its means to control price rise in the state, but certain factors aren’t under its control.
“There are many factors that contribute to price rise. The fluctuation of prices, particularly in food grains, pulses, and vegetables, is largely driven by multiple aspects,” the department of Food civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs said in a press statement.
The department said Meghalaya imports most of the essential commodities therefore factors such as late monsoon rains, excess rainfall, drought, supply-demand imbalances, topography and climate conditions and high labour cost and transportation are some of the factors affecting price rise.
“The State’s reliance on imports of certain commodities from outside the state has further aggravated the situation, as market fluctuations directly affect local prices,” the statement read.
The department said one of the steps it’s taking is through the Price Monitoring System (PMS). The PMS collects and disseminates the wholesale and retail prices of 22 essential commodities “from the view point of protecting consumers’ interests”.
Moreover, the central government has increased the number of monitored commodities from 22 to 38, effective from August 1. “This expansion includes 16 additional commodities, bringing the coverage closer to the commodities listed under the Consumer Food Price Index of the Consumer Price Index of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,” the statement said.
It further released the wholesale and retail price list of some market across the country, which is here below:
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