Pricing mechanism for medical items leads to confusion, shortage in Kerala
The Hindu
The fixing of maximum retail price of face masks, finger-tip pulse oximeter and other medical items by bringing it under the ambit of the Kerala Essential Articles Control Act has created a chaos in t
The fixing of maximum retail price of face masks, finger-tip pulse oximeter and other medical items by bringing it under the ambit of the Kerala Essential Articles Control Act has created a chaos in the market and may lead to possible shortage of these products. While issuing the pricing order, the Food and Civil Supplies department didn’t mention the quality and the specification of the products, which has led to widespread confusion in the sector, complain traders. The order had fixed the maximum retail price of 15 products last week by which a Personal Protection Equipment kit has to be sold at ₹ 273, a piece of N 95 mask at ₹ 22, a triple layer mask (₹ 3.90), a face shield (₹ 21), a 500 ml bottle of hand sanitiser (₹ 192) a piece of fingertip pulse oximeter (₹ 1500) and oxygen mask at ₹ 54 a piece.
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