Lok Sabha Question No. 2772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Products at more than MRP by Hawkers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, SAKUNTALA LAGURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2772 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## PRODUCTS AT MORE THAN MRP BY HAWKERS

†2772.  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has identified those hawkers who sell items over and above maximum retail price at the railway stations;
- (b)  if so, the number of such hawkers, zone-wise; and
- (c)  the  action  taken  against  them  so  far,  zone-wise  and  the  outcome thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (c):    Concerted  efforts  have  been    made  by  Railways  to  check incidents  of  overcharging  by  hawkers  selling  food  items  at  railway stations through increased surprise and periodic inspections by Railway officials  at  various  levels.  However,  about  672  complaints  related  to overcharging  of  food  items  have  been  reported  during  the  last  year (i.e.  01.01.2015  to  31.12.2015).  Zone-wise  details  of  these  complaints along with the action taken thereon are appended.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2772  BY  SHRI  HARISHCHANDRA  CHAVAN  AND  SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA  LAGURI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  11.05.2016 REGARDING PRODUCTS AT MORE THAN MRP BY HAWKERS (a) to  (c):  Zone-wise  details  of  complaints  related  to  overcharging  of  food items  at  railway  stations  and  action  taken  thereon  during  the  last  year (i.e. 01.01.2015 to 31.12.2015) are as under:-

|                    |                            | Action Taken   | Action Taken   | Action Taken   | Action Taken     | Action Taken        | Action Taken   | Action Taken   | Action Taken   |
|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Zonal Railway      | Total Number of Complaints | Fined          | Warned         | Termination    | Suitably Advised | Not Substan- tiated | D & AR Action  | Any Other      | Total          |
| Central            | 61                         | 37             | 5              | 0              | 1                | 5                   | 1              | 12             | 61             |
| East Central       | 154                        | 119            | 10             | 0              | 11               | 0                   | 12             | 2              | 154            |
| East Coast         | 9                          | 6              | 2              | 0              | 1                | 0                   | 0              | 0              | 9              |
| Eastern            | 2                          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                | 0                   | 0              | 2              | 2              |
| North Central      | 41                         | 31             | 3              | 0              | 0                | 3                   | 0              | 4              | 41             |
| North Eastern      | 44                         | 32             | 3              | 0              | 0                | 8                   | 1              | 0              | 44             |
| Northeast Frontier | 1                          | 1              | 0              | 0              | 0                | 0                   | 0              | 0              | 1              |
| Northern           | 90                         | 70             | 6              | 0              | 4                | 7                   | 2              | 1              | 90             |
| North Western      | 9                          | 8              | 0              | 0              | 1                | 0                   | 0              | 0              | 9              |
| South Central      | 27                         | 17             | 0              | 0              | 7                | 1                   | 0              | 2              | 27             |
| South East Central | 13                         | 7              | 3              | 0              | 1                | 2                   | 0              | 0              | 13             |
| South Eastern      | 2                          | 2              | 0              | 0              | 0                | 0                   | 0              | 0              | 2              |
| Southern           | 61                         | 21             | 7              | 0              | 21               | 2                   | 0              | 10             | 61             |
| South Western      | 15                         | 7              | 2              | 0              | 2                | 0                   | 0              | 4              | 15             |
| West Central       | 61                         | 41             | 12             | 0              | 2                | 2                   | 0              | 4              | 61             |
| Western            | 82                         | 73             | 5              | 0              | 0                | 3                   | 0              | 1              | 82             |
| GRAND TOTAL        | 672                        | 472            | 58             | 0              | 51               | 33                  | 16             | 42             | 672            |

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