Kathmandu. Instructions have been issued to keep a mandatory price list in hotels and restaurants on the highway. The Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection has directed hotels, restaurants and eateries operating on highways and highways across the country to maintain price list, provide bills to customers, and maintain food hygiene and quality.

The department has issued a public notice stating that serious attention has been drawn to the complaints and complaints received from consumers. The concerned businessmen have been urged to sell and distribute clean, safe and quality food, snacks and beverages for the protection of the health, safety and interest of consumers.

According to the notice, hotels and restaurants will have to keep the price list at a place where the customer can easily see it. The customer will have to compulsorily give a bill or invoice to reveal the actual price of the goods sold and the services provided.

Similarly, the department has also directed to follow the standards related to hygiene and quality in the preparation, storage andsale and distribution of food items, to maintain cleanliness in the kitchen, dining room, utensils, drinking water and toilets, and not to sell expired, contaminated and unfit food items.

The department has also urged the businessmen to provide dignified, transparent and quality services to the consumers. The department has said that necessary action will be taken as per the law if it is found violating the prevailing laws and provisions related to the protection of consumer interest during the inspection.

This move of the department is expected to help provide clean food, fair price and transparent service to the consumers traveling on the highway.