LAHORE: The provincial government has given Rs 550 crore special package to provide substantial relief to the people in the month of Ramadan and Punjab is the only province where fruits of Ramadan relief package were being given to the customers.
In a statement on Monday, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman said Rs 240 crore subsidy was given for the provision of flour at a subsidized rate and many other steps are also taken to provide visible relief to the people.
He said a ten-kilogram flour bag and sugar are available at Rs. 375 and Rs. 65 per KG, respectively. Meanwhile, 1.5 lakh ton wheat stocks are allocated for the Ramadan package, he added. Similarly, the ministers and advisors are deputed to watch the Ramadan bazaars and I am also monitoring the field situation, he said. It is sanguine that the crackdown against hoarders and profiteers is yielding positive results and the government will not sit idle till the complete elimination of price-hike mafia, concluded the CM.