Supply Of Subsidized Flour Being Ensured: DC.

LAHORE -- Deputy Commissioner Umar Sher Chattha has said that supply of subsidized flour has been ensured at around 1,100 sale points in the provincial capital.

In a statement here on Tuesday, he said a total of 156,332 flour bags, out of which 56,453 of 10-kg and 99,879 of 20-kg, had been provided to various sale points. He added the price of a 10-kg bag was fixed at Rs490 and a 20-kg flour bag at Rs980 by the Punjab government.

The deputy commissioner said that the district officers, assistant commissioners and price control magistrates had been directed to monitor supply and availability of the subsidized flour so that people could benefit from the government subsidy.

Meanwhile, Assistant Commissioner Shalimar Zeeshan Nadeem checked quality, availability and prices of commodities at various departmental stores in Manaawan, Wagha, and Jallo Mor besides imposing Rs10,000 fine on profiteers.

PDWP APPROVES SIX DEVELOPMENTAL SCHEMES

Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) Punjab on Tuesday approved six development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs21,802.152 million.

The schemes were approved in the 82nd PDWP meeting of current fiscal year 2021-22 presided over by Planning and Development Board's Chairman Ali Sarfraz Hussain.

The approved development schemes included Establishment of Mother and Child Block in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore (Revised) at the cost of Rs9,472.262 million, Construction of Front Approach Road of QAAP (3.90 kilometres) in district Sheikhupura (Revised) at the cost of Rs683.932 million, rehabilitation/widening and improvement of Shahpur: Bhera: Malikwal.

Meanwhile, a 20-member delegation of the Youth...

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