Tomatoes and potatoes must be available in Ramazan bazaars :Bilal Yasin

 Lahore: Provincial Minister for Food and Chairman Cabinet Price Control Committee, Bilal Yasin has said that all Provincial Ministers and assembly members will check four Ramazan bazaars daily in the districts allotted to them. He said that the purpose of this step is monitoring of prices as well as discouraging hoarding and profiteering.

He was presiding over a meeting of the committee at Civil Secretariat, here today. Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary, Provincial secretaries of Agriculture, Industries, Food, Health, Livestock and Information departments as well as Commissioner Lahore were present on the occasion.

The meeting was informed that on the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab, availability of essential items at subsidized rates has been ensured in Ramazan bazaars for the benefit of the common man while in addition to imposing fine, cases are also registered against hoarders and profiteers.

The meeting was informed that 15 to 17 thousand people visit Ramazan bazaars daily for purchasing essential items. Secretary Livestock informed that in view of demand of potato and tomato, 120 to 128 trucks from India and 20 to
22 trucks from Peshawar are reaching vegetable markets Lahore daily.
He said that tomatoes and potatoes are available in abundance in Ramazan bazaars on subsidized rates. 

Later, the Minister visited various Ramazan bazaars of Lahore including Shadman, Islampura, Usmanapura, Delhi Gate, Shadbagh, Singhpura,Taj Pura, Chungi Dogage, Jalal Shaheed Road, Makkah Colony,Garden Town and Barkat Market. He directed authorities concerned to keep a watchful eye on the quantity, quality and weight of essential
commodities in Ramazan bazaars. He directed that sugar should be sold in plastic bags having monogram of Punjab government. He said that philanthropists can purchase any amount of subsidized flour from
Ramazan bazaars for welfare purposes.

The Minister directed that prices of daily use items should also be closely monitored in open market besides quality and quantity of fruits and vegetables should also be ensured.