Aiming at the festive season, the public has been excited after the government launched concession shops. The rush of shoppers has increased after various discounts on food items. The government has given concessions on various items through Food Management and Trading Company, Salt Trading Corporation Limited and Dairy Development Corporation (DDC). It is said that this has given relief to common people and business has also increased.

The public response to the discount is good. Rice sales are encouraging. We have also given discounts on pulses, oil and pulses," said Bhim Thapa, head of the regional office of the Food Management and Trade Company, "Without the concession shop, food grains worth 4.5 lakhs were sold on an average per day from the Thapathali godown. Now it has reached 19 to 24 lakh rupees a day. Sales are increasing.' 

You can buy goods at Thapathali godown from 10 am to 6:30 pm. Although Thursday was a public holiday for Ghatasthapana, the convenience store remained open. Thapa said that the general public is also busy in shopping. "The main purpose of the discount shop is to give relief to the common people, it is felt that the discount shop that started on October 3 has been successful," he said. 

Common people are more enthusiastic about cumin fine rice. Because it is said that the rice sold by food is cheap. In the market, the price of cumin seeds is Rs 95 to Rs 110 per kg. Other food items are also given cheaper than the market price. For that reason, the food claims that more people are trying to buy online. 

A discount of Rs 5 per kg has been given on various types of rice and pulses. The discount amount is less than last year. Last year there was a discount of Rs 7 per kg on these items. A discount of Rs 7 per kg has been given on Karnali beans, pulses, fapar dana, chino, kaguno, Uva and Jumli marsi. Last year, a discount of Rs 10 per kg was given on these food grains. A discount of Rs 5 to Rs 7 has been given on various types of oil, pulses, flour, maida, chickpeas and gram, sugar. Food has set a target of selling 50,000 quintals of food from the concession shop which will be operational till January 2.

said that the excitement has increased not only from the Thapathali warehouse of food, but also at all the sales points. Food has been operating concession shops from 61 locations in 42 districts. Salt has also been operating a concession shop since October 7. Salt has given exemption from 11 places in the valley. Apart from the valley, Salt will also give discounts from outlets in 21 districts. There is a discount of 2 rupees on salt, 5 rupees on sugar, 7 rupees on oil, 7 rupees on chiura, and 7 rupees per kg on flour and maida from the salt outlet. 

Salt is also operating 3 mobile services along with the outlet. “Attractiveness is good at the convenience store. There is a rush of buyers, it will increase from Sunday,” said Kumar Rajbhandari, joint general manager of SALT. Salt's outlets have been around more 

seemed crowded. Had to stand in line to buy stuff. Rajbhandari says that even now it has grown slowly. After discounting essential items for the common man's daily life, the interest of the common man has increased, he said.