Sibi price control committee to check rates daily, says Assistant Commissioner

SIBI: A meeting of the price control committee was held under the chair of Assistant Commissioner Bakhtiarabad Mir Bahadur Khan Bangulzai. Members of the traders’ association, milk and yogurt sellers, beef, mutton and chicken sellers, other traders and officials of the relevant departments attended.

The meeting reviewed in detail the prices of food items, implementation of the official price list and the supply of essential daily items to the public at reasonable prices.

Daily rate checks

The Assistant Commissioner said that, in line with the instructions of Sibi Deputy Commissioner Major (retd) Ilyas Kibzai, rates would be checked daily to make price monitoring in the markets more effective. Regular visits would be made to different markets and shops.

He urged traders and shopkeepers to display the official price lists in prominent places and to sell essential items at the fixed rates.

He made it clear that profiteering, arbitrary price increases and violations of the official price list would not be tolerated under any circumstances. Action would be taken against violators in accordance with the law.

The Assistant Commissioner directed the officials concerned to ensure constant monitoring of prices and to address public complaints promptly. He said the district administration aimed to keep market prices stable through cooperation with traders, protect consumers’ rights and provide relief to the public.

At the end of the meeting, the participants renewed their resolve to make the price control system more effective, so that citizens could get relief in buying essential items and profiteering would be discouraged.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan