Centre asks states to take disclosures of stock of edible oilseeds, oils from millers, stockist

Sep 10, 2021

New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): In a move to check unfair practices and to bring transparency in the availability of edible oils, Secretary of the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) Sudhanshu Pandey met with state officials on Sept 10. “The move is expected to bring relief to consumers on prices of edible oil front as the new stock disclosure norms and better monitoring would deter unfair practices and hoarding etc. In this regard, Centre has asked States to take disclosures of stock of edible oilseeds and oils with the millers and stockist to check unfair practices of any kind and to bring transparency in the availability of edible oils,” he said.