Provincial Industries Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal on Saturday chaired a meeting to review availability and prices of essential commodities before Ramadan.
The meeting also reviewed various issues relating to arrangements for the establishment of Ramadan bazaars across the province to facilitate the consumers.
The meeting decided to intensify indiscriminate crackdown against hoarders and profiteers. The minister said the administrative officers should work actively to prevent illegal profiteering and hoarding, besides ensuring sale of sugar, ghee, flour and other essential commodities at government rates throughout the province.
Sale of food items over and above the fixed prices would not be tolerated, he warned. Strict action should be taken against those who did not display price lists at prominent places, he said.
He mentioned that a Ramadan Package of Rs7 billion was being given to provide substantial relief to the people during the holy month of Ramadan, while 313 Ramadan bazaars would be opened across the province from 25th of Sha'ban, where fruit, vegetable, lentils, basins, dates and other essentials items would be available at the rates of 2018.
In Ramadan bazaars, he said, 10kg wheat flour bag would be available at Rs375. Ghee, chicken and eggs would be available in these bazaars with difference of less than Rs10-15 from open markets.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 4th, 2021.
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