Items will be provided cheaper than the price in thrift markets. Photo: File
Karachi: Commissioner House Karachi has completed the arrangements for finalizing and implementing the strategy to control food prices in the month of Ramadan.
Assistant Commissioners, Bureau of Supply officers and police officials will implement the official price list in order to set the proper price of food items for the month of Ramadan and ensure the availability of food items at the official rate on behalf of the Karachi administration.
In this regard, several meetings were held under the chairmanship of the commissioner, in the meeting with the deputy commissioners, it was decided that thrift markets will be set up in all districts of Karachi where food and drink items will be provided cheaper than the fixed price. Flour, oil, ghee, grocery and wholesale traders of vegetables and fruits will set up their stalls in the thrift markets of each district.
The Deputy Commissioners will monitor the arrangements of thrift markets with the support of the Bureau of Supply and traders in their respective districts. On Monday, the Commissioner Karachi released the official price list of food items. has been issued after consultation in several meetings with
The official price list will be displayed by the shopkeepers at a prominent place, action will be taken against those who do not display the official price list or issue any other price list, the official price list of fruits and vegetables will be issued every morning, the Commissioner Karachi told the Deputy Commissioners. It has been directed to strictly implement official prices in the month of Ramadan.
The Commissioner has appealed to the citizens to help the administration and register the complaints of those violating the official rates in the offices of the Commissioner Karachi and Deputy Commissioners in their control rooms.
Commissioner Karachi has said that a complaint center is being established in the control room in the commissioner’s office. Citizens can file complaints on the control room number 02199203443 and helpline 1299. The deputy commissioners have been instructed to establish complaint centers in their respective offices and Advertise their numbers.
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