Looking at the weekly wholesale price published by the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetable Market Development Committee, the price of most vegetables has decreased. The price of cauliflower produced in Terai has decreased by 46 percent per kilo.

The committee fixed the price of Terai Cauli at Rs 35 per kg, which was Rs 65 per kg on December 6. According to the data of the committee, the price of local cauliflower has also decreased by 46 percent in a week. On December 6, the price of local cauliflower was Rs 65, on Friday the price was fixed at Rs 35 per kg.

The price of Cauli (Japu) has decreased by 21 percent to Rs 75 per kg. Similarly, the price of all types of sheep has also decreased. The price of Golbeda Sano (local) was Rs 55 per kg on December 6 and was sold at Rs 45 on Friday. The price of goats produced in Terai was sold at Rs 65 per kg. On December 6, the wholesale price of goats produced in Terai was Rs 75. 

But are the common people getting vegetables according to the price determined by the committee? According to the wholesale market, has the price also decreased in the retail market? Of course not. No vegetable can be bought for less than 100 rupees per kilo in the retail market. The price of cauliflower determined by the

committee is more than Rs 150 per kilo in the retail market. The condition of all vegetables including potato, onion, golvanda, banda, banta, bodi is the same. Even though the wholesale price has decreased, the common people have not been able to feel it in the market.

'Golvenda is up to 170 rupees per kilo in retail. The price of onion and other vegetables is also the same," said Madhav Timilsina, President of the Consumer Rights Research Forum, "The main responsibility of monitoring the market is at the local level, the federal government, mainly the Commercial Supply and Consumer Protection Department, has also been dismissed as the local government. This is the reason why the market situation is dire, there is an arbitrary price in the vegetable sector. He says that even though instructions are given to wholesalers to keep records of bills and prices, it does not seem to be effective. When the

comes from the wholesale to the retail market, it is natural for there to be a modest increase in prices. Because in wholesale the price is determined on the basis of sacks and crates. When it comes to the retail market, there is also the matter of transportation. On the pretext of this, there is a tendency to charge unnatural prices in the market. But the retailers have been charging double the price than the wholesalers.

The committee updates the price list by collecting the prices in the morning. By the time it reaches the retail market, there are several layers, which also increase the price. Some damage may occur during shipping. But when it comes to retail, the price seems to have increased unnaturally," said Binay Shrestha, the information officer of the committee. "The price of vegetables purchased at 50 rupees per kg should not be more than 100 rupees when added with the shipping fee, loss and profit. In the Black Market and Some Other Social Crimes and Punishment Act, 2032, no more than 20 percent profit can be kept. But more prices are charged in retail.'

Unreasonable prices in the retail market have been a disease since the past. In the study conducted by the Commercial Supply and Consumer Interest Protection Department in 2077, a report was published that the prices differed from store to store. In the report prepared by inspecting different 33 vegetable retail shops in the valley, a difference of 10 to 15 rupees per kg was seen. At that time, the department said that there was a difference in the price of golvenda from 60 to 120 rupees.  Apart from the

prices, there were also problems with the price list, billing and registration. This problem is still there. But the regulatory body is silent. The Consumer Protection Act 2075 has not determined the market level yet. That's why people are always cheated on the price. 5 to 6 levels have to be passed from the farmer's field to the consumer. In this way, prices have increased unnaturally at various levels. As a result, both farmers and consumers are affected.