Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the government will intensify its market intervention efforts to control the prices of essential commodities.
He was speaking while inaugurating the Vishu–Easter–Ramzan fairs organised by the Kerala State Cooperative Consumers’ Federation Ltd. (Consumerfed) at a function held here on Monday.
Mr. Vijayan said the prices of 13 essential commodities supplied by the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) have remained unchanged since 2016. The government had controlled their prices with the aim of addressing the concerns of the common man.
