Kathmandu, Oct 7: The government is running fair price shops considering the approaching festivals as Dashain, Tihar and Chhath. Such shops selling daily essentials at reasonable prices would be run at various places across the country.
The State-run Food Management and Trade Company, the Salt Trading and the Dairy Development Board are conducting the fair price outlets till November 19.
The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies informed that the shops would be run in the wake of huge demand of daily essential items on the run-up to festivals. The initiative is also aimed at curbing exorbitant price hike of goods and providing the essentials to the people in a convenient manner, the Ministry added.
The reasonable price shops are run by the government bodies during the festival time to give relief to the public because the private sectors have dominated the business most of the time.
In Kathmandu Valley, there will be such shops at 35 places. Even the mobile shops would be available.
Similarly, other districts to have the fair price outlets are Morang, Jhapa, Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Diktel, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Siraha, Janakpur, Parsa, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kaski, Tanahu, Gorkha, Manang, Mustang, Rupandehi, Banke, Bardiya, Rukum Purba and Rukum Paschim.
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 in all sorts of rice, pulse, flour, and wheat, while the consumers get Rs 10 as discount per kg meat.
Even the online system will be operated by the Company for running fair price sale.
