Punjab

‘Relief must reach people efficiently’

0.6m metric tonnes of wheat to be procured from farmers

APP March 17, 2023

A worker grinds wheat at a shop in the Saddar area of Karachi to make whole-grain flour. Grocery stores are retailing a 5kgs bag of flour for Rs600 to Rs750 against previous rates of Rs550.. Photo: Jalal Qureshi/express

MULTAN:

Commissioner Amir Khattak chaired a review meeting on Thursday for procuring 600,000 metric tonnes of wheat from farmers and providing people easy access to subsidised wheat flour bags under the Ramazan Package.

He directed all the deputy commissioners to make foolproof arrangements to extend the Ramazan Package benefits to the deserving people during the holy month of Ramazan.

Khattak was informed that the software application for online entry and record keeping was available at all the 237 Utility Stores and 2,317 grocery stores registered with the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Multan division.

The commissioner said families with a monthly income of less than Rs60,000 would receive three wheat flour bags free.

He said that subsidised wheat flour bags were being provided through 210 trucking points, but the number could increase in the event of high demand for the commodity.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 17^th, 2023.