RAMBAN, OCTOBER 10: In view of the ongoing festive season, intensive market checking drives were conducted by enforcement agencies across Ramban District to safeguard consumers’ interests, ensure fair trade practices and maintain quality standards.
In Batote, the drive was carried out under the supervision of Naib Tehsildar with active participation of officials from the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Legal Metrology Department, Police Department and the Municipal Committee.
The team inspected numerous establishments to check adherence to prescribed norms, quality standards and notified rates of commodities. A fine of ₹1,600 was recovered from erring traders for violating market regulations.
Meanwhile, the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) conducted intensive checking drives across different markets of the district to ensure strict enforcement of the revised GST rates, effective from September 22, 2025. The inspection teams verified pricing and billing practices of distributors and retailers dealing in food and personal care products, ensuring that the benefits of the GST reduction announced in the 56th GST Council Meeting are duly passed on to consumers. A penalty of ₹27,000 was imposed on violators under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011.
Additionally, the Municipal Council Ramban seized 3 kg of banned polythene during its festive season cleanliness drive and imposed a fine of ₹2,500 on offenders.
The District Administration Ramban will continue such drives to ensuring consumer protection, fair trade and environmental cleanliness, urging traders and shopkeepers to comply with all legal and environmental norms, particularly during the festive season.
