Penalty for violations of guidelines on measurement, weights of retailer items to be raised in Delhi

The Delhi authorities is poised to boost penalties for violations of laid down pointers in opposition to the usage of non-standard weights and measurement for free and packaged items, in a transfer that goals to spice up truthful market practices and client safety, officers mentioned on Saturday.

The draft modification guidelines cowl hawkers additionally and supply a penalty of Rs 500 for violation of the laid down weights, measures and numeration.

In keeping with the draft notification of the Delhi Authorized Metrology (Enforcement) Modification Guidelines, 2025, revealed on Saturday, the stakeholders may give their objection and strategies to the Controller Authorized Metrology, Delhi authorities, in subsequent one month, after which the federal government will think about it for implementation.
The draft notification which can amend the Delhi Authorized Metrology (Enforcement) Guidelines, 2011, proposes to double or multiply present fines throughout the board for retailers, wholesalers and sellers, producers, importers, petroleum product retailers, and authorities businesses and PSUs as nicely.

It proposes a penalty of Rs 500 to be used of non-standard weights or measures by the hawkers.

The amendments embody modifications in Schedule XI of Delhi Authorized Metrology (Enforcement) Modification Guidelines 2011, for enhancement of penalty on customers and producers of non-standard weights or measures from Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000 for a retailer, Rs 10,000 for a wholesaler and Rs 50,000 for petroleum trade, together with shops, tankers and storage depots. The penalty might be Rs 25,000 for presidency organisations, together with public sector undertakings and banks. For promoting non-standard packages with error in internet weight, retailers could also be fined Rs 5,000 (raised from Rs 2,500), whereas producers of such packages might be slapped with a Rs 25,000 penalty.

Making any transaction, contract or deal in violation of requirements of weights, measures or numeration will invite a penalty of Rs 500 in case of hawkers, Rs 5,000 in case of shops, Rs 10,000 in case of wholesalers and sellers, Rs 25,000 in case of manufacture, packages and importers and Rs 50,000 on petrol and fuel stations.

The draft modification guidelines had been accredited by Delhi Lt Governor in November final yr.