The fate of 31 Ramazan Bazaars in the city is in doldrums as the Cabinet Committee has subjected the release Rs 410 million supplementary grant to the approval of Chief Minister Punjab. The Committee met under the chair of Chief Secretary Punjab to discuss the matter. The metropolitan corporation department needs at least one month for preparations of 10 model bazaars, 12 markets and 9 general bazaars. The summary dispatched to the Punjab government speaks about an expense of Rs 12 million for the setting up of each bazaar.
The district administration would ensure supply of sugar, flour, vegetable and fruit on subsidized rates in these bazaars, and the whole operation could only take start after the release of the grant, the sources added.