16 Ramadan Bazaars In District O Be Operational On Monday: DCO

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th May, 2019 ) :The Rawalpindi district administration was setting up 16 Ramazan bazaars to provide relief to the citizens and all Ramazan bazaars would be made operational on Monday said Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Chaudhary Muhammad Ali Randhawa on Sunday.

He said, availability of daily use items would be ensured at five to 20 percent subsidized rates and 12 food items would be supplied at no profit no loss basis at fair price shops organized by market Committees.

He said, Assistant Commissioners of the district had been directed to conduct surprise raids at markets and check prices of daily use and essential items.

Strict action in accordance with the law would be taken against profiteers and hoarders, he added.

As many as 10 bazaars were being set up in Rawalpindi city and cantonment while remaining six would be in each Tehsil including Murree, Kotli Satyan, Taxila, Kahuta, Gujjar Khan and Kalar Sedyan.

Moreover, the bazaars in different areas of Rawalpindi and cantonment area including Committee Chowk, Haidri Chowk, Dhook Hassu, Khayaban e Sir Syed Kamran Market, Public Park Shamsabad, Gulzar-e-Quaid, Adyala Road, Chaklala, Chohar Chowk and Chongi 22 Chowk were being set up.

All the bazars would have a utility store along with a fair price shop managed by the agricultural department. Tight security arrangements were also being made to ensure security of the consumers, he added.

He said, the Sasta Bazars had been set up at Shamsabad, Haideri Chowk, Dhoke Hassu, Committee Chowk, Chungi Number 22 and other areas.

The Ramadan bazaars would be operational between 9am and 6pm while a price magistrate would be deployed for supervising and inspecting the quality and prices of essential goods.

The commodities would be up to Rs 20 cheaper than the open market.

These bazaars would transform into Eid bazaars during the last ten days of Ramadan.

Punjab government had directed the deputy commissioners of all districts to provide maximum relief to public in Ramadan and the authorities were instructed to arrest profiteers and hoarders.

The buyers would get relief on 'atta', sugar, pulses, chicken meat, beef, soft drinks and vegetables at the 'Sasta Bazaars.' The ACs of Gujar Khan, Saddar, Kahuta, Taxila and district officers had started conducting raids in different areas and imposed fines amounting to Rs 154,500 on the shopkeepers allegedly involved in profiteering.

According to a district administration spokesman, AC Gujar Khan Semal Mushtaq raided at 11 points and imposed Rs 26,000 on the shopkeepers found violating Price Act. The shopkeepers were directed to display the price lists at prominent places and not to indulge in profiteering else strict action would be taken.

AC Saddar Ahmed Hassan Ranjha conducted raids at 11 markets and penalized the shopkeepers with fines amounting to Rs 7500. A FIR was also lodged against a shopkeeper for violating the rules.

Similarly, AC Kahuta raided at 10 points and imposed Rs 6000 fines besides issuing warning to three shopkeepers.

AC Taxila Tariq Usman raided at 19 points of Taxila and Wah Cantt areas and imposed Rs 100,000 fines on profiteers.

District Officer, Muzaffar Hussain conducted raids at 11 markets and imposedRs 11,000 fines on four shopkeepers with warning that the rules violators would be penalized and sent behind the bars.

The District administration officers raided at nine points of Naseerabad area and checked prices and quality of daily use items while three shopkeepers were imposed Rs 4000 fines for violating the rules.