32 fair price flour stalls set up in Larkana city to provide wheat flour on discounted rates.

LARKANA -- On the instructions of the Sindh Chief Secretary, centers have been established at 50 places in the Larkana district to provide flour to the people at low cost.

In this regard, 32 centers have been established in different areas of Larkana city and 18 in the three talukas of Ratodero, Dokri, Bakrani, and in Naudero town.

Deputy Commissioner Larkana Ms. Rabiaya Siyal on Thursday visited the centers set up for the supply of cheap wheat flour in various areas of the city, where there were queues of people to buy flour and a large number of people were buying flour

DC Larkana reviewed the supply of flour at the centers and issued instructions to the concerned officials.

While talking to the media on this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Larkana Ms. Rabiaya Siyal said that 50 sale points have been established by the Food Department Sindh government in the Larkana district. Out of which 18 stalls have been set up in 3 talukas and 32 in Larkana city, the purpose of which is to provide flour to the public at a discounted price.

A 10 kg bag of flour is available at the sale point for 980 rupees, which is much lower than the market price.

She said we want the poor to get clean and transparent wheat flour at affordable prices.

She said that the Government of Sindh and the district administration of Larkana are trying their best to ensure the supply of cheap flour, and also to deal with the rush of people properly.

She said that they wanted to convey the message to the people through the media that they should get the maximum benefit from the government's subsidy rates.

Officials of the Food Department and other stakeholders were present on this...

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