MULTAN: Commissioner Dr. Irshad Ahmad Wednesday ordered Multan, Khanewal, Vehari and Lodhran administrations to ensure comprehensive monitoring of supply chain of essential items as well as action against the middlemen for addressing price hike.
Presiding over a divisional price control committee meeting, commissioner said that officials must keep a vigil over demand-supply situation and monitor vegetables, fruit and food grain markets to observe the auction process early in the morning on a daily basis.
He said that practical steps should be taken to provide relief to the ordinary folks as per vision of Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar.
All the deputy commissioners gave briefing to the commissioner on price control activities. Over 70000 inspections were conducted in the division in September and fine worth Rs 9.5 million was imposed on profiteers, officials said adding that 112 shops were sealed, 425 violators were arrested and 174 cases were registered.
Deputy commissioner Amir Kareem said that a system has been devised to ensure participation of ordinary people in the auction process adding that wholesale points have been set up in fruit and vegetables markets for citizens. He said that every individual can buy essential items at low price.