News Topic:J&K Department of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

J&K’s Mutton Dealers Union said that there was no confusion in mutton rates as meat with Offal will be sold at Rs 600 and without Offal, it will sell at Rs 650.

Mutton prices in the valley have increased by almost 22 percent after the J&K administration instructed the officials to refrain from regulating the rates.

The Jammu & Kashmir Government will not regulate the prices of mutton in the Union Territory from now onwards.

With Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs failing to enforce the rates fixed by it for poultry, the chicken prices in the Kashmir markets have skyrocketed.

The government on Monday said that the process to scrutinize over seven lakh ration card holders falling in the category of AAY and PHH in the Valley.

Locals and employees of the FCSCA Pulwama and Shopian have expressed gratitude for getting an 'honest' and 'efficient' officer who will serve the people well.

People in Pulwama and Shopian districts have alleged that ineligible and non-deserving households have been included under AAY and PHH ration cards.

To control the price of mutton, authorities have sealed over 117 mutton shops for the past two weeks in Kashmir's capital city Srinagar.