Fair Price Shops Shut Across Gujarat; No Consensus Between Govt and Ration Shop Owners

Fair Price Shops Shut Across Gujarat; No Consensus Between Govt and Ration Shop Owners November 03, 2025

Ahmedabad: Talks between the Gujarat government and fair price shop operators failed to yield any positive outcome, prompting a statewide indefinite strike by over 17,000 ration shop dealers, disrupting food grain distribution across the state.

The meeting, chaired by Principal Secretary of Food and Civil Supplies Department Mona Khandhar at the Ahmedabad Collector’s office, ended without consensus. Prahlad Modi, president of the Fair Price Shop Association, accused the government of taking a “dictatorial approach” and said the dealers would continue their protest.

The government, meanwhile, appealed to shop owners to resume operations and ensure the timely supply of food grains to