Explanation: The supply of grain was ensured by holding stocks in government store houses. Regulations were issued to fix the price of all commodities.

• No hoarding was allowed and even during the famine the same price was maintained.
• A separate department called Diwani Riyasat was created under an officer called Naib-i-Riyasat.
• Every merchant was registered under the Market Department.
• The sale of liquor and intoxicants was prohibited and gambling too was banned.

Source: Poonam Dahiya