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Curbing Price Rise

Keeping the proverb, Prevention is better than cure in mind, The BJP

will take all measures necessary to curb food inflation and price rise.

Technology enabled mandis, Special forces to check hoarding will assist

BJP in keeping food inflation under check.

Food for Thought -

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Day 5


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1. Ease in Selling of Produce

Will amend the Agricultural Produce Market Committee

(APMC) Act to enable farmers to sell produce directlyto

the Delhi market.

Will remove the mandatory requirement of buying

through local communities.

This will encourage more players and greater competition

and prices will automatically come down.


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2. Food Prices Commission

Will set up an independent Food Prices Commission to constantly

monitor and study rise in food price

Suggest appropriate strategies to deal with price rise in a timely

manner.

The Commission to be an independent advisory body comprised of

experts.


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3. Price Force for Checking Hoarders

A Special Price Force to be constituted.

It will comprise of retired government officials including armed forcespersonnelto monitor the markets and look out for hoarders.


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4. Storage Reforms and Improvements

To protect against seasonal increase, Delhi needs adequate storage

capacity.

Establishment of cold storages and state-of-the-art storage facilities to

encourage storage.

All new cold storages to be exempted from sales tax for 5 years.


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5. Efficiency in Supply Chain Through Technology

Use of innovation and technology in improving the supply chain.

To plug leakages in PDS use of technology-Smart cards, hi-techmonitoring, online display of stocks.

Movements of all food transporting trucks headed for Delhi and within

Delhi will be monitored by GPS tracking.


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6. Daily and Transparent Food Inspection

Food inspectors to file report on daily basis from mandis and retail

markets.

Reports to be placed online.


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7. Revitalizing Super Bazaar

Revitalization of the Super Bazaar network using modern, innovative

technology and new sustainable business models.

PPP model to be adopted.

Online selling of commodities.


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8. Increase in Fair Price Shops & Introduction of Mobile Vans

Increase the number of fair price shops tenfold from 250 to 2500.

At least 280 mobile vans, one for each municipal ward.


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9. Online Mandi Facilities

Mandis to display prices online.

Professionalizing mandi management and use of new technology.


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10. Essential Commodities: Dealing with Extreme Cases

In exceptional circumstances, work with the Central government to set a

floor price for essential commodities with respect to their export


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11. Food Security to Poor

Ensure that the poor can get affordable nutrition and proteins.

The government will provide 2 kg of daal every month at Rs 5/kg toevery poor family in Delhi.

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