Traders warned against illegal hike in sugar prices.

Hyderabad: Commissioner for Civil Supplies C.V. Anand warned sugar traders against hiking the price by creating scarcity by stock holding of sugar illegally and practicing of speculative ctivities. Licensed Dealer / Trader should not sell sugar more than the price decided by Central government or state government. Raids should be conducted to check if any trader is doing business without license. A person engaged in the business of purchase sale and storage for sale of sugar and quantities of five quintals is considered as sugar dealer. Wholesale should get license from concerned district Civil Supplies officer, Tahasildar, if he fail to have license action will be taken under Civil Supplies Act.