Govt warns of stringent action against hoarding of masks, hand sanitisers

The Centre on Friday warned of stringent action against hoarding and black marketing of face masks and hand sanitizers amid increasing demand in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in India

Union Minister for Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals D V Sadananda Gowda said although the government does not have the latest update on supply-demand of these products, the real assessment of availability will be made

"While the industry players are saying there is no shortage of face masks and hand sanitizers in the country, but our department will assess the availability and accordingly take further action," Gowda told reporters.