Mechanism to keep prices under control: Yasin
Sunday, December 15, 2013 - Lahore
Punjab Cabinet
Committee on Price Control comprising Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin,
Chief Secretary Punjab Naveed Akram Cheema, IG Police Punjab Khan Baig
and Secretary Industries Irfan Ali visited Faisalabad and Chiniot today to check the prices and availability of the essential commodities.
They went to Model Bazar Jhang Road, Sahulat Bazar Faizan-e-Madina Susan Road and inspected the arrangements made by the district govt. for providing daily use items to the public on controlled prices. They checked the quality and stock of the edibles in these bazaars and compared the prices with whole and general market.
They said that the whole sale prices of essential items should be reviewed on daily basis and keep strict eye on demand and supply
as a proactive approach so that timely measures could be taken to avoid
shortage. Talking to the media, Punjab Food Minister said that a
comprehensive mechanism had been devised to keep the prices of essential
items under control by the Punjab govt. under the vision of CM Punjab
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
He said that market committee system had been revamped by introducing various reforms and corrupt officials of market committees had been removed for maintaining good governance in this department.
He said that under the directions of CM Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif timely measures had been taken to arrest the trend of the unwarranted price hike. The Minister maintained that the process of auctions in fruits and vegetables markets was being supervised by the district and divisional administration which helped in controlling the unjustified prices.
He said that hoarders and profiteers of essential items would not be spared at any cost for which Price Control Magistrates had been mobilized to take action against the unscrupulous elements on daily basis and their performance was also being checked daily.
Earlier, the members of the Punjab Cabinet Committee on Price Control were briefed by the Divisional Commissioner Sardar Akram Javed and DCO Noor-ul-Amin Mengal about the measures taken for controlling the prices of the essential goods.
The Commissioner told that as many as 152 Price Control Magistrates in the four districts of the division had been assigned duties to check the specified markets on daily basis. He said that process of auction in vegetables and fruits markets is being monitored daily early in the morning by the officers and himself as well.
He informed that an electronic price board had also been installed at busiest intersections Kohinoor chowk for keeping the public aware of the prices of the vegetables and pulses.
DCO informed that 16 Sahulat Bazars were being held in the district thrice in a week.
He said that market committee system had been revamped by introducing various reforms and corrupt officials of market committees had been removed for maintaining good governance in this department.
He said that under the directions of CM Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif timely measures had been taken to arrest the trend of the unwarranted price hike. The Minister maintained that the process of auctions in fruits and vegetables markets was being supervised by the district and divisional administration which helped in controlling the unjustified prices.
He said that hoarders and profiteers of essential items would not be spared at any cost for which Price Control Magistrates had been mobilized to take action against the unscrupulous elements on daily basis and their performance was also being checked daily.
Earlier, the members of the Punjab Cabinet Committee on Price Control were briefed by the Divisional Commissioner Sardar Akram Javed and DCO Noor-ul-Amin Mengal about the measures taken for controlling the prices of the essential goods.
The Commissioner told that as many as 152 Price Control Magistrates in the four districts of the division had been assigned duties to check the specified markets on daily basis. He said that process of auction in vegetables and fruits markets is being monitored daily early in the morning by the officers and himself as well.
He informed that an electronic price board had also been installed at busiest intersections Kohinoor chowk for keeping the public aware of the prices of the vegetables and pulses.
DCO informed that 16 Sahulat Bazars were being held in the district thrice in a week.
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