Jammu, May 22 -- In response to increasing consumer complaints and to ensure adherence to fair trade practices, the Legal Metrology Department, Jammu and Kashmir, launched a comprehensive enforcement drive targeting traders and distributors of dry fruits across all districts of the Union Territory.
Anuradha Gupta, Controller, Legal Metrology Department, J&K, here on Thursday, said that the crackdown focused on addressing issues of short weighment and the absence of mandatory declarations on product packaging.
She said that special enforcement teams were constituted to conduct surprise inspections across all districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
During the UT wide drive, a total of 244 traders were inspected, out of which 63 traders were booked...