Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Legal Metrology Act needs to be freed from crime in such a way that the interests of consumers are protected and traders or businesses are not harassed.
The Center said it will soon finalize a proposal to de-criminalize the Legal Metrology Act to reduce the compliance burden for businesses and consumers.
In his virtual address on the occasion of National Consumer Day, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Legal Metrology Act needs to be freed from crime in such a way that consumer interests are protected and traders or businesses are not harassed.
“We will finalize it at the earliest,” the food and consumer affairs minister said. The Act lays down standards relating to weights and measures.
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