On paper, the food department claims that it is releasing wheat in accordance with the demand.
According to the market people, there are 45 flour mills throughout the district, but a dozen of them are not running these days, but the food department is constantly supplying wheat to all mills, allegedly in connivance with the swindlers.
Every mill is getting a wheat quota of 30 bags per day at subsidised rates, but the commodity supplied to the closed mills is being purchased by some hidden elements, who later smuggle it to other provinces, causing flour shortage in the district.
On paper, the food department claims that it is releasing wheat in accordance with the demand.
Commenting on the allegations, the food department ruled out any possibility of misappropriation in wheat quota, saying it was providing wheat to only those flour mills, which have got the permit.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 18th, 2013.
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"30 bags per day at subsidised rates, but the commodity supplied to the closed mills is being purchased by some hidden elements, who later smuggle it to other provinces, causing flour shortage in the district."
Corruption may be happening and the quota may be diverted out of the closed mills.
However, such diversion is causing flour shortage is illogical. If the mill is already closed, there is no flour output to begin with, whether wheat is supplied or not.