Quality items availability at Ramadan Bazaars will be ensured at cheaper rates: DCO Lahore

Lahore: On the direction of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, 331 Sastay Ramazan and model bazaars have been set up for providing special relief to the people during Ramazan-ul-Mubarak throughout the province where quality items will be available to the people at cheaper rates than the market.

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif will personally monitor Ramazan bazaars for ensuring sale of items at fixed prices and instructions have been issued to concerned departments, district administrations and other concerned officers of the province.

DCOs of all districts will personally supervise the process of auctioning of items in the markets and submit reports daily. Green channel fair price stalls have been set up by Agriculture Department where high quality vegetables and fruits will be available at the rates fixed by the government.

Punjab government is giving a subsidy of billions of rupees for maintaining prices of edible items at reasonable rate and an amount of three billion 50 crore rupees is being spent on the provision of flour at cheaper rate and 10 kg flour bag will be available at Rs. 310 in Ramazan bazaar whereas it is being sold in open market at Rs. 330. Similarly, sugar, ghee, daal gram, daal mash, chicken, gram flour, vegetables, fruits and other items will be available at concessionary rates.

Complaint cells have also been set up in all Ramazan bazaars where consumers can get redressed their complaints immediately. Walkthrough gates have been installed for effective security system and police officials have been deputed.

Special teams have been constituted for checking the weight and measures which will take immediate action in case of complaint. Best parking facility has been provided in Ramazan and model bazaars and duties have been assigned to traffic police officers and officials for keeping the flow of traffic smooth.

Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has directed all secretaries, senior officers and assembly members to visit Ramazan and model bazaars and ensure provision of fruits of historic Ramazan package given by Punjab government.