In order to check the rising prices of essential
commodity in the state, the State Government has constituted a state level inter
Development Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary of the Pradesh
with Director Food & Supplies as its convener.
Besides
other assignments the committee has been assigned the function of reviewing on regular
basis the supply position and the market prices of 12 commodities viz. wheat,rice,sugar,gram
dal,tur dal,groundnut oil, mustard oil,vanaspati,tea,salt,onion and potatoes.
The
committee in its meeting held on 10th March 1995 decided that Economics
& Statistics Department will supply the information pertaining to the increase
and decrease in prices based on market survey every week for supplying to the Government
& Food & Supplies Department, which is taking remedial measures for checking
these prices. In
compliance to the above decision Economics & Statistics Department is regularly
collecting the prices of 16 identified essential commodities (which was 12 in the
earlier stage) every week and supplying the analysis to the Govt. & Food &
Supplies Department for further necessary action.
This Information
is collected in each Districts every week and entered into the database of this
Website, which is available to everyone online.
For more information
e-mail us at ecostat-hp@nic.in
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