Assam Threatens Licence Cancellations Over Abnormal Pricing After Fuel Hike

Overview

• Responding to public anger after a recent Rs 3-per-litre fuel hike, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered strict action, including cancelling trade licences, for shops that jack up prices without cause.
• Deputy Commissioner–led District Monitoring Committees were told to meet within three to four days to run field checks and spot abnormal pricing in local markets.
• All shops and wholesale outlets must now display current retail and wholesale prices so customers can see costs at a glance.
• District administrations will hold weekly reviews with chambers of commerce and trade bodies to track price swings and coordinate with traders.
• The state also pushed faster Aadhaar linking for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, a central program that supplies LPG to low-income households, to stop duplicate cylinder deliveries.