No shortage of salt in the country; price ruling normal: Govt
PTI Rubbishing rumours of shortage of salt in the country, the Union government today said there has been no increase in prices of the commodity which is being sold at Rs 14-15 per kg in retail markets. "This is rubbish. There is no truth in this rumour. There is no shortage of salt in the country. On an average, salt prices are ruling at Rs 14-15 per kg same at last year's level. There has not been increase in prices," Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan told PTI. Uncessary panic is being spread that salt is being sold at Rs 200 per kg. "Those who have sold at Rs 200, the UP government should take action and arrest them," he said. If ...
