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The order targets individuals, traders, wholesalers, retailers, and business entities, prohibiting them from hoarding or stockpiling items
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In light of escalating tensions and to prevent disruptions in the supply of essential goods, the District Magistrate of U.T. Chandigarh, Nishan Kumar Yadav (I.A.S.), has issued a strict order banning the hoarding and unauthorized stockpiling of essential commodities. The directive, issued under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, is effective from May 9, 2025, and will remain in force until July 7, 2025.
The order targets individuals, traders, wholesalers, retailers, and business entities, prohibiting them from hoarding or stockpiling items such as rice, wheat, pulses, sugar, edible oils, vegetables, milk products, medicines, and fuel (including petrol and diesel).
All traders and stockists must declare their current inventory to the Department of Food and Supplies, Chandigarh Administration, within three days of the order’s issuance.
The order further stated that citizens are encouraged to report any hoarding, black marketing, or price manipulation to the Department of Food & Supplies at 0172-2703956.
This preventive action aims to curb artificial scarcity, control abnormal price hikes, and maintain public peace and uninterrupted access to daily necessities. This move comes on the heels of rising tensions between India and Pakistan, marked by recent cross-border military action and retaliatory strikes.
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Chandigarh, India, India
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