Punjab cabinet fixes price of 20kg flour at Rs 850.

LAHORE -- The Punjab government has approved a two-month interim policy to provide wheat at Rs1475 per maund to flour mills across the province. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Ahmed Khan Buzdar says that by reducing the price of flour, relief will be provided to the public.

According to details, a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in which it was decided to stabilize the prices of flour and the price of 20 kg bag of flour was fixed at Rs 850. With this, a 20 kg bag will now be available for Rs 850, instead of Rs 1,050, in the market.

The Punjab Cabinet also approved the early release of wheat to the flour mills and fixed the price of government wheat at the rate of Rs1475 per maund.

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