It's been a mystery for years and years as to how the product can be sold at different prices, hardly some meters away from each other.

Shopkeepers at the Railway Station, Bus Stands and a lot of places across the country have been selling it at a hiked price for years and no concrete decision was made against them until today.

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In a tweet, the Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has made it clear that water bottles from now on will be sold at the same price across all platforms.

एयरपोर्ट, होटल व माल सभी जगह एक रेट में मिलेगी मिनरल वाटर बोतल। — Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) March 6, 2017

He further asked all the companies to sell their water at same MRP – be it the airport or railway station.

उपभोक्‍ता मंत्रालय के उपभोक्‍ता फोरम में बोतलबंद पानी की अलग-अलग जगहों पर वसूली जाने वाली कीमतों से जुड़ी शिकायतें बड़े पैमाने पर आ रही हैं। — Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) March 6, 2017

The move came after a lot of complaints were filed against the issue and a company was also caught selling the bottles at a higher price at an Indian airport.

शिकायतों से पता चला है कि कंपनियों द्वारा बाकायदा अलग प्रिंट रेट दर्ज किया गया था।इसका कंपनियों से मंत्रालय द्वारा जवाब भी मांगा गया है — Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) March 6, 2017

Anyone who will be found selling these bottles at a hiked price will be penalised or sent to jail.

कंपनियों के हेल्‍पलाइन से लिंक होने से वे हेल्‍पलाइन पर आने वाली शिकायतों का खुद ही संज्ञान भी ले रही हैं। — Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) March 6, 2017

It's now our responsibility to inform the government of any such activity and bring it to their notice. Together, we can fight and eradicate many such evils from the society.

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Let's not encourage shopkeepers by buying products despite so much parity.

The penalty for someone who's caught for the first-time is Rs. 25,000, for someone who's caught for the second time, the fine is Rs. 50,000. And if the person still does not learn, the penalty is Rs. 1 lakh and 1-year jail imprisonment.