Water bottles, the most prized possession at cinemas, in trains and at airports. This is because of the higher prices at which they are sold. It has been a mystery as to why the mineral water bottles are charged differently at different places, especially when these places are within walking distance.
Shopkeepers of bus stands, railway stations and airports of the Country have been selling these bottles at a higher price for many years and there has been no action taken against this or any solid decision on this till date. Finally providing some relief, the Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has tweeted today and made it clear that from today water bottles are to be sold at the same price everywhere.
एयरपोर्ट, होटल व माल सभी जगह एक रेट में मिलेगी मिनरल वाटर बोतल।
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) March 6, 2017
उपभोक्ता मंत्रालय के उपभोक्ता फोरम में बोतलबंद पानी की अलग-अलग जगहों पर वसूली जाने वाली कीमतों से जुड़ी शिकायतें बड़े पैमाने पर आ रही हैं।
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) March 6, 2017
शिकायतों से पता चला है कि कंपनियों द्वारा बाकायदा अलग प्रिंट रेट दर्ज किया गया था।इसका कंपनियों से मंत्रालय द्वारा जवाब भी मांगा गया है
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) March 6, 2017
He also issued an order to the companies to sell water bottles at MRP be it an airport of at a railway station. This order was issued after the ministry received a lot of complaints regarding higher charges for bottles at different places, specifically at the airports.
कंपनियों के हेल्पलाइन से लिंक होने से वे हेल्पलाइन पर आने वाली शिकायतों का खुद ही संज्ञान भी ले रही हैं।
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) March 6, 2017
Also, to the citizens of Country Paswan tweeted that anyone who notices the water bottles being sold at a higher price should intimate it to the government. The seller will be either penalized or sent to jail.
Together, now it is our responsibility to take a step at a time to eradicate such misdeeds from the society.
