<h1>Government Reports Significant Penalties in Pharma and Cement Sectors; Petrol Price Fixing Probe Ongoing.</h1> The Commission has imposed a penalty of Rs. 55,01,710 in four cases within the pharmaceutical sector, with additional penalties on office bearers of two chemist associations. In the cement sector, cumulative penalties of Rs. 6714.83 crore have been levied on 11 cement companies and their association. In the petroleum sector, the issue of petrol price fixing by Oil Marketing Companies is under investigation, though currently stayed by the Delhi High Court. No investigations are ongoing in the telecom sector. This information was provided by a government official in response to a question in the Lok Sabha.