LAHORE: With the release of official wheat to flour mills across Punjab, the supply of 'Sasta Atta' is started and a 20 kg bag of flour is available at Rs 860. Fair price shops and sale points have also been set up in different districts.
According to details, the supply of this low price flour has started where ex-mill rate has been fixed at Rs 837 and retail price at Rs 860 which is being ensured in various cities including Multan, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Vehari, Lodhran, Chiniot, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts.
Talking in this regard, Senior Minister for Food Abdul Aleem Khan said the Punjab government had taken timely action to provide low price flour to the citizens. He said the food department was on full alert across the province and the district administration was also playing a proactive role in providing cheap flour to the people.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
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