Kathmandu, October 9
The Finance Committee in House of Representatives has directed the government to fix prices of daily consumables before key festivals such as Dashain and Tihar.
A meeting of the Committee held today directed the government to fix minimum prices of the commodities at least two months ahead of the festivals. Likewise, the government has also been told to open fair price shops targeting such festivals.
The decision follows complaints from members of the public that traders have haphazardly increased the prices of consumables such as sugar, cooking oil and flour ahead of the festivals.
Government officials monitor the market, but it is a mere formality most of the times.
