Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has issued instructions for easy availability of petroleum products to the citizens at newly fixed rates and said that benefits of decrease in the prices of petroleum products should reach the common man.
He said that transferring the benefits of reduction in the prices of petroleum products to the masses is the responsibility of the concerned institutions. He directed that cabinet committee on price control, provincial administration, commissioners and DCOs should ensure supply of petroleum products to the citizens at the fixed rate and there should not be any complaint of non-availability of petrol or diesel at any petrol pump. He directed that immediate action should be taken over non-availability of petrol or diesel as well as against petrol pump owner involved in overcharging.
The Chief Minister said that Punjab government has further reduced transport fares for benefiting the common man from the recent decrease in the prices of petroleum products while immediate measures should also be taken for reducing the prices of food items, fruits, vegetables and other articles at the same proportion at which prices of petroleum items have been decreased.
He said that concerned institutions should play an active role for providing relief to the citizens as a result of decrease in the prices of petroleum products so that the common man should fully benefit from this public-friendly step. The Chief Minister further said that Pakistan Muslim League (N) government will continue to take such measures for providing further relief to the masses.