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Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has approved the Ramadan Package 2018 to provide relief to the people during the holy month of Ramadan. While presiding over a high level meeting, the CM said that a subsidy to the tune of Rs11 billion will be given for the provision of subsidized flour to the people during this month. A 20 kg bag of flour will be available in Ramadan bazaars and in the open market at the price of Rs500 while the 10 kg flour bag will be sold at Rs250. More than 300 subsidized Ramadan Bazaars will be established during Ramadan ul Mubarak in the province to provide relief to the people. 32 model bazaars will also operate as subsidized Ramadan Bazaars.
As many as 2000 Dasterkhwan will be established across the province to serve free Sehr and Iftaar. He said pulses, ghee, sugar, fruit and vegetables will be available at subsidized rates in the subsidized Ramadan Bazaars. Agriculture fair price shops will also be set up where pulses and vegetables will be available at less than the market rates.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2018

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