The Non-Gazetted Government Officers’ Association, Andaman and
Nicobar Islands has demanded re-opening of Green Shops through ANIIDCO Ltd. at
various parts of these islands particularly in the southern group of islands in order to control the
unjustified and uncontrolled price rise of vegetables, fruits, etc in these
islands.
In a letter sent to
the Secretary (Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs), Andaman and Nicobar
Administration, Port Blair, Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary of the
Association said that resentment is growing among the people particularly
government employees and workers due to the uncontrolled price rise of
vegetable, fish and other food items in the islands. He has pointed out that
prices of vegetables, both those brought from mainland and locally produced,
are increasing on day-to-day basis. The
Association is of the view that the Andaman and Nicobar Administration has
totally failed to exercise any control over this unjustified price rise.
While accepting the
fact that the price rise is due to the wrong policies of the central
government, the Association is of the firm opinion that the A & N Administration
cannot remain mute spectator to the unjustified price rise of food items in the
islands, he said. The prices of
vegetables brought from mainland are sold at the will and wish of monopoly
businessmen and there is no market intervention on the part of the
Administration. Even the Green Shops run
by the ANIIDCO Ltd. where vegetables and fruits were sold at reasonable prices
though at a limited quantity, were closed down during 2011. Low-paid government employees and workers and
other lower strata of society are badly affected by the total inaction on the
part of the Administration in this regard, the General Secretary told the
Secretary (Civil Supplies & CA).
He further demanded
that the Administration should exercise some kind of control over the steep
price rise of vegetables and fish in the Port Blair and adjoining areas.
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