Fair Price Shop operated by Salt Trading

लगानी न्यूज

१५ आश्विन २०८३, बिहीबार ११:३२October 1, 2026

Banepa. Salt Trading Corporation Limited has opened fair price shops in Banepa and Dhulikhel of Kavre targeting the festivals including Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.

{{TAG_OPEN_div_39} The fair price shops have been brought into operation with the objective of providing daily essentials to the consumers at an affordable rate by interfering with the possible price hike in the market during the festive season.

{{TAG_OPEN_div_37} The fair price shop operated at the distribution center of the corporation at Tindobato in Banepa will be open till the Chhath festival. The shop will be open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on all seven days of the week, including Saturday.

According to Surendra Awale, head of the branch office of Salt Trading Corporation, Banepa, a special price list has been fixed. The price of salt in the shop has been fixed at Rs 24 and the price of sugar at Rs 100 per kg.TAG_OPEN_div_35

Similarly, the price of 25 kg of 25 kg of kitchen steam jeera fine rice has been fixed at Rs 2,580. Various brands of rice, including Mangalam, Palki, Nischal, Grandchildren and Bahuli, are also available for sale with discounts.TAG_OPEN_div_33

According to the price list, lentils are being sold at Rs 140 per kg, pigeon pea dal at Rs 210, mas dal at Rs 205 and chana dal at Rs 155 per kg. He said that mung beans, different types of beans and beans are also available at discounted prices.TAG_OPEN_div_31

Manashree and Siwalik brands of flour and flour, millet and buckwheat, maize and barley flour are also available for sale. DDC ghee is available for Rs 1,140 for ghee and oil, Shanti mustard oil at Rs 380 and Tripti mustard oil at Rs 270. Sunbeam sunflower oil is also available for sale.

Similarly, organic garlic, ginger, cinnamon, chillies, turmeric, spices and teas of various brands are also available. Apart from food, other household items are subsidized, according to the corporation.TAG_OPEN_div_27

The STC gas cylinder is available at Rs 2,165, the 2,000-watt induction cooktop of Lunar at Rs 4,960 and the shopping bag for Rs 35, said Awale. He urged the consumers to buy essential commodities easily and easily during the festival.TAG_OPEN_div_25

Consumers have felt relieved after they got food items and household items at cheaper rates in the fair price shops compared to the open market. Ramita Nepali, a local consumer of Banepa, who has been buying goods in the shop, said that it is a big relief to the common people like her as Salt Trading has provided salt, oil, rice and lentils at a cheaper rate on the eve of the festival. “This has made it easier to manage household expenses,” she said. ”

Salt Trading has opened its fair price shop targeting Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals from September 1. Salt Trading Corporation Limited has opened fair price shops in Birtamode, Biratnagar, Rajbiraj, Lahan, Janakpur, Birgunj, Hetauda, Narayangadh, Trishuli, Pokhara and Baglung targeting Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals.