Price Control Magistrates to gear up their drive to check overcharging : DCO Bahawalpur

Lahore: DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtasham Anwar Mahar has called upon Price Control Magistrates to gear up their drive to check the mal-practice of overcharging and hoarding by the profiteers to protect the economic rights of millions consumers in District Bahawalpur. He issued these directions while presiding over a high level meeting held at his in office connection with daily review of the performance of the Price Control Magistrates in Bahawalpur during the Holy month of Ramzan.

“To protect the economic rights of the consumers to no effort should be spared by the Price Control Magistrates and they should have a strict vigil to strictly enforce Price Control Act to stream-line the cheaper price regime meant for the consumer at Ramzan Bazars” , he underlined.

District Coordination officer was briefed in the meeting by Assistant Commissioners that a fine to the tune of Rs. 1,70,900 was imposed against the profiteers in a single day in 5 Tehsils of District Bahawalpur. The total sum of fine of Rs. 1,17,900 imposed in 5 Tehsils of District Bahawalpur

includs:- Rs.37 thousands in Bahawalpur city; Rs.4 thousands in Bahawalpur Tehsil Sadar; Rs.28 thousands in Ahmed Pur Sharqia; Rs.15,500 in Hasilpur; Rs.17400 Tehsil Yazman and Rs. 9,500 In Khairpur Tamewali District Coordination Officer expressed the satisfaction over the performance Price Control Magistrates; however, he hoped that Price Control Magistrates would further enhance both quantum and quality of their performance to safeguard the economic rights of the consumers by strictly implementing the Price Control Act in District Bahawalpur.