LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed, during a visit Sunday Bazaars of the city, has said that the government will give record subsidy to consumers in upcoming Ramzan.
The minister asked the market committee representatives to ensure the availability of best quality food items in Sunday Bazars. He directed the hoarder to bring their commodities in the markets otherwise they will be brought to book.
Dr Farrukh, while talking to media, said that the government was committed to provide all possible relief to the masses. He said that people were satisfied with the prices of food items in Sunday Bazars but commodities’ quality needed to be improved. “We are planning to give historical relief to masses in terms of subsidy on food items in coming Ramzan. Special efforts are being made to reduce the prices of floor, oil, pulses and sugar in the holy month.”