New Delhi, Jan. 27: A Bill regulating the provisions relating to metric weights and measures would soon be considered by Parliament, the Minister of State for Industry and Civil Supplies, Mr. A.C. George, said here to-day.
Mr. George, who was inaugurating a conference of the developing countries on metrication and legal metrology, stressed the need for a correct measurement of weights and measures in a developing country not only to prevent consumers being cheated but to ensure that the commodities of developing countries could compete effectively with those of the advanced ones.
The Weights and Measures (law revision) committee, on whose report the proposed legislation would be based, estimated that even one per cent error in weighing and measuring in retail trade in India would cause a loss of Rs. 160 crores to the public in one year.
Mr. George said the provisions in the proposed law on metrological and allied matters relating to packaged commodities required that the quantity contained in a package should not be less than the quantity declared.
Besides the indication of net quantity, the package should also indicate the price as well as the date of packaging and the date by which the commodity should be used. Additional information about size, concentration ratio should also be given, he said.
Published – January 28, 2025 02:55 am IST