K-P to establish flour supply points at UC level

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) caretaker Information Minister Barrister Feroz Jamal Shah Kaka Khel has said that free flour distribution points are being established in union councils so as to overcome the problem of overcrowding.

Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Kaka Khel said that 1.27 million registered families have been provided with free flour so far and extending the distribution points to UCs would solve the problem of mismanagement and violent stampedes.

“The provincial government is determined to serve and facilitate the general public as much as possible,” he said, adding that providing the deserving families with free flour was going on non-stop.

“So far 22 per cent of the targeted population has been provided with free flour in the province and to avoid the mismanagement the number of distribution points has been increased,” he maintained, adding that now each UC will have its own distribution point.

There is much space for improvement in the atta distribution system and steps have been taken to overcome the mismanagement issues. As a result for the past two days there was much improvement compared to the past, he noted.

“So far 7.78 million bags of free atta have been distributed. There were reports that the food deparment’s application about online complaints was down which is being fixed,” he shared, adding that a committee has been formed of administrative secretaries to monitor the atta distribution and improve the entire process.

“Each administrative secretary has been given two districts where they are responsible for the monitoring of the supply process,” explained the minister.

Furthermore, district administration has been directed to ensure its presence at the supply points.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 30^th, 2023.