As many as 42 cases have been registered against businessmen for not renewing weights and measures and a total fine of Rs 29,800 collected from them during 17 raids conducted in big haats in Bhubaneswar between April 2019 and January-end 2020.
Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJD MLA Anant Narayan Jena on Wednesday.
The Minister further informed that a revenue of Rs 30,79,827 was collected by way of annual inspection of weights and measures of 7,977 traders in Bhubaneswar. The State Government has a provision to collect fine from traders for deceiving people in weight and measure as per Section 30 of the Legal Metrology Act 2009.