PANAJI
The Department of Legal Metrology collected a total of `98,82,311 as part of various raids and other activities for the first two quarters of the financial year April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017.
In a statement released, the department said they carried out total of 3,799 inspections, 672 surprise visits and booked the total of 282 cases out of which 212 cases under Enforcement Act and 70 cases under Packaged Commodities Rules were booked.
"Out of the 282 cases booked, 237 cases were compounded among which 200 under Enforcement Act and 37 under Packaged Commodities Act, resulting in a total compounding sum of `11,09,000 and verification fees of `87, 67,309 and other fees of Rs 6,002 giving a total revenue of `98, 82,311.
The Enforcement Officials of Legal Metrology Department conducts regular checks, surprise visits, raids on Retail Shops in
order to make sure the packaged commodities sold by them bears all the declarations as per Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, and also the weights, measures, weighing instrument and measuring instrument used for trading purpose are stamped and verified from time to time.
Eleven Mandatory Declarations on the packages, 23 Overcharge Smudging
of MRP, 11 Net Content and 13 Cases on Industry, Factory, Sweet Mart, Weigh Bridges, Vehicles Tanks, etc. were undertaken.
Such types of raids and surprise visits will be continued and strict action will be taken against the defaulters, the department said.
