Archive · 3 Nov 2025
Gujarat Fair Price Shop Owners Strike Continues Amid Government Claims
Shop owners who give out essential food items in Gujarat are on strike because they want more money.
They are asking for their guaranteed monthly payment to go up from Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000.
They also have 19 other requests.
The government says they have agreed to 11 of these requests and have told local officials to be helpful.
The government also claims that some shop owners in certain cities have started getting the food ready to give out, and more will start soon.
But the head of the shop owners' group says the government is not telling the truth and that the strike is still happening.
He points out that local officials were meeting with owners to try and get them to start work, which wouldn't be necessary if they were already doing it.
So, the shops are still mostly closed.
Gujarat fair price shop owners continue their indefinite strike, initiated on November 1.
The association presented 20 demands, including increasing the guaranteed monthly commission from Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000.
The Gujarat government stated that shop owners in Surat, Anand, Vadodara, and Rajkot have begun generating challans for grain distribution.
The government claims 11 out of 20 demands have been accepted and others are being processed.
The association president, Prahlad Modi, refutes the government's claims, stating the strike is ongoing and the government's statements are 'far from truth'.
- Who
- Gujarat Fair Price Shop and Kerosene License Holders’ Association and the Gujarat Government
- What
- An ongoing indefinite strike by fair price shop owners, with the government claiming some owners have resumed work and the association refuting these claims.
- When
- The strike began on November 1, with a meeting held on Sunday and distribution expected to resume Monday.
- Where
- Gujarat, India, specifically mentioning Surat, Anand, Vadodara, and Rajkot districts.
- Why
- Fair price shop owners are striking over 20 demands, including an increase in their monthly guaranteed commission. The government claims 11 demands have been accepted and others are being processed, while the association disputes the government's assertion that work has resumed.
Fair Price Shop Owners' Association
Gujarat Government
Resumption of Work
Fair Price Shop Owners' Association
Contradicts government claims, stating the strike is still active and that local officials are still trying to persuade owners to start distribution.
Gujarat Government
Asserts that shop owners in several districts have begun the process of generating challans for grain distribution and that distribution will resume soon.
Demands Status
Fair Price Shop Owners' Association
Demands 20 specific points, including a significant increase in guaranteed monthly commission, and disputes the government's progress.
Gujarat Government
States that 11 out of 20 demands have been accepted and others are under expedited processing, encouraging shop owners to end the strike.
- Strike Start Date
- November 1
- Number of Demands
- 20
- Accepted Demands
- 11 out of 20
- Proposed Commission Increase
- Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000
- Key Government Action
- Meeting held, written instructions issued to district authorities
- Association President
- Prahlad Modi
