Nine cases booked during checks at rice shops in Peddapalli district, special rice sale counters opened in Peddapalli, Khammam towns

As many as nine cases were booked for short-weighing of rice bags and other violations during surprise inspections at around 50 wholesale and retail rice shops across Peddapalli district recently.

According to official sources, the inspections were conducted to curb the sale of rice at prices above the MRP, short-weighing of rice bags and other violations.

The special drive assumes significance in the wake of complaints about soaring rice prices and alleged irregularities by some traders in various parts of the district.

Officials have instructed rice traders to prominently display boards at their outlets detailing the prices of different varieties of rice and their respective stock positions, sources added.

Meanwhile, a special sale counter was opened at Kanakadurga Traders in Peddapalli town on Tuesday under the aegis of the Civil Supplies Department to make quality rice available to consumers at government-prescribed prices for different varieties.

In Khammam, the department opened its second special sale counter at the Integrated Market in VDO’s Colony on Tuesday, according to a press release.

The first such counter was set up at the Chamber of Commerce in Gandhi Chowk.