Peshawar to set up ‘Sasta Bazaars’ in Ramazan

Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Shah Fahad on Friday directed all the administrative officers to take necessary steps to provide relief to the people and control the prices of edibles during the holy month of Ramazan.

Presiding over a meeting here the DC directed an uninterrupted supply of edible items at Sasta Bazaars on cheap prices to the public to provide relief to the common man.

In the meeting, the deputy commissioner Peshawar was briefed in detail about the steps taken.

It was decided that before the holy month, Sasta Bazaars would be established in all tehsils of Peshawar, where cheap and quality items would be provided to the public. Under the supervision of the district administration, the officials of all departments would perform their duties in the Ramazan Sasta Bazaars and separate counters would be set up for all essential daily use items and food.

The meeting decided to form a special squad under the supervision of Additional Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Sania Safi to issue the official price list in the vegetable and fruit market on a daily basis early morning while the administrative officers would implement it across the district.

A control room would also be set up at the office of the deputy commissioner to address public complaints during Ramazan.

The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Sania Safi, administrative officers and representatives of the food department, agriculture department, industry department, livestock department, utility store and other line departments and the central president of All Pakistan Agricultural Commodity Markets Malik Sohni.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 4^th, 2023.