Ahmedabad, Nov 1 (PTI) All of Gujarat's nearly 17,000 fair price shops remained shut on Saturday as their owners launched an indefinite strike over various unresolved issues, including minimum monthly commission.

Citing inflation, the All Gujarat Fair Price Shop Owners Association has been demanding a monthly commission of at least Rs 30,000 for each of its members selling food grains through the public distribution system.

Its other demands include compensating owners for the grain loss during distribution to beneficiaries and modification in a government order that mandates the presence of local vigilance committee members at the shop during the unloading of stock.

Association president Rajendrasinh Jadeja said they went on the strike after a meeting between their members and Mona K K

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