Question : VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF MEASURING TAPE

(a) whether no measuring tape can be put to use unless it is verified and stamped by collecting its verification and stamping fee on the spot as per Section 41(7) of weights and Measures Act, 1976;

(b) whether the above fee is collected on the basis of type and length of individual measuring tape;

(c) if so, details of manufacturer paying such fee in Punjab and Maharashtra and whether they declare in advance the number of pieces needed to be verified and stamped;

(d) if so, whether controller issues a verification certificates as prescribed in Schedule 11 Rule 16(3) of Weights and Measures (enforcement) Rules, 1986 everytime; and

(e) if so, length-wise number and type of measuring tapes verified and stamped during last five years annually alongwith verification and stamping fee collected from individual manufacturers ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD)

(a) : Yes Sir.

(b) : Yes Sir.

(c) : Maharashtra Government has indicated that no verification fee has been collected under section 41(7) of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976. The details in respect of Punjab is given below:

Period	Number of Steel tapes and Verification fee	fibre glass tapes verified in paid in rupees	pieces (length varies from 1	m to 100 m)	FMI Ltd. Freemans Ltd. FMI Freemans	Ltd. Ltd.
2000-	135730 154579 1239535 1059835
2001
2001-	141332 201462 1268375 1434300
2002
2002-	110612 164412 1069340 1179821
2003