Efforts Being Made To Provide Best Facilitates In Model Markets

Punjab Agriculture Department is making efforts to establish model agricultural markets so that quality essential items be provided to people.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Nov, 2018 ) :Punjab Agriculture Department is making efforts to establish model agricultural markets so that quality essential items be provided to people.

Special Secretary Agriculture (Marketing) Ehsaan Bhutta said this on Thursday while presiding over a meeting held at agriculture house to review the matters related to establishing of model markets.

He said during first phase efforts had been made to covert 25 markets into model markets and now more 25 markets would be made model agricultural markets.

A comprehensive system had been evolved for strict monitoring of auction record in these agricultural markets besides preparing a plan for wholesale market so that the markets could be upgraded on modern lines.

It was told in the meeting that special steps were being take to eliminate encroachments from these markets and in this regard illegal encroachments of about Rs 300 million had been removed from the vegetable and fruit market of Hafizabad, Ghala mandi, Jhang, new fruit and vegetable market Multan, Ghala mandi Renala Khurd, Baseerpur, Okara, Bahawalnagar, Chiniot and others.

Schedule market fee, commission problems and daily rates of essential items were also being displayed in these markets.

The secretary said a comprehensive plan was also being evolved to ensure the availability of essential items to the people.

Ehsaan Bhutta also directed the Director (E&M) to take immediate action against the complaints of corruption inmarket committees.