Traders to maintain an adequate quantum of food stock during Ramzan : DCO Dr. Ehtisham Anwar Mahaar

Lahore: District Co-ordination Officer Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwar Mahaar has called upon traders to mobilize all available resources to maintain an adequate quantum of food stock of essential food items to ensure a smooth and effective demand and supply mechanism for the consumers during the Holy month of RAMZAN in Bahawalpur District.

He issued these directions while presiding over a District price control committee meeting held in his conference room, here, today.

The meeting was attended by Additional District collector Ms. Imrana Amal; District Officer Co-ordination Amjad Bashir; all the Assistant Commissioners of Bahawalpur Division; representatives of both traders and consumers and other officers and officials of concerned departments of Bahawalpur District.

DCO directed price control magistrates to be vigilant and effectively implement the rates fixed through price control lists and impose fine on the offenders of price control act in District Bahawalpur.

“The price lists should be pasted at prominent places at all shops for public display to ensure visual access to the consumers to contents of price control list to get quality food products at the fixed rates”, DCO Dr. Ehtisham Anwar Mahaar underlined.

DCO Dr. Ehtisham Anwar Mahaar emphasized upon the traders to not only maintain adequate stock of essentials but they should also take necessary measures to inform the specially established monitoring desk at his office about the quantum of stock in their shops on the daily basis to protect the rights of the consumers. During the meeting the concerned officials presented a comparative analysis of the prevailing rates of food stuff in the adjourning districts of Bahawalpur. The committee expressed satisfaction about the low rates prevailing in district Bahawalpur.

District price control committee meeting thoroughly reviewed the rates of different food items and approved new reduced rates of different food items to provide economic relief to the consumers during the Holy month of RAMZAN.

The new fixed rates of essential food items approved include:- Rice Basmati at Rs. 70/Kg; Rice Irri at Rs. 38/Kg; Pulse gram at Rs. 128/Kg; Pulse Maash at Rs. 245/Kg; Pulse Moong at Rs. 130/Kg; Pulse Masoor at Rs. 132/Kg; White Gram at Rs. 135/Kg; Besan at Rs. 130/Kg; Red Chili Powder at Rs. 235/Kg; Ghee at Rs. 141/Kg; Cooking Oil at Rs. 147/L; Mutton at Rs. 500/Kg; Beef at Rs. 250/Kg; Meida and Suji at Rs. 42/Kg; Open Milk at Rs. 60/L; yoghurt at Rs. 70/Kg; Tandoori Roti 100 gram at Rs. 5/each; Bread 700 gram at Rs. 50.