Chief Secy directs to speed up action against profiteers

LAHORE  –  The authorities have intensified the continued crackdown on profi­teers throughout the province, arresting 3,288 individuals and lodging 1,181 FIRs in the course of the first week of Ramazan. The value management magistrates carried out inspections of 435000 spots and imposed fines of greater than Rs. 40 million. The report on the actions towards the profiteers was offered within the assembly chaired by Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman on the Civil Secretariat. The assembly reviewed the value management measures and provision of ration baggage underneath the Ramazan bundle. The secretaries of the related departments together with industries, agriculture, extra IG Particular Department, chairman PITB and officers involved attended the assembly whereas the extra chief secretary, all di­visional commissioners and deputy commissioners participated via video hyperlink. The Chief Secretary ordered that the continued crackdown towards profi­teers be expedited. He requested the executive of­ficers to make sure the implementation of the value lists because the sale of important commodities at greater than the fastened costs shouldn’t be acceptable in any case. He mentioned that particular inspections ought to be carried out on the iden­tification of particular branches. He additionally requested the value magistrates to stay absolutely energetic within the discipline and take stern motion towards overcharging. The Chief Secre­tary additionally issued directions to hurry up the provision of ration baggage to the deserving individuals in Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujarat, Sargodha, Mianwali, and mentioned that the deserving individuals ought to get their proper at their doorsteps as quickly as attainable. The secretaries of industries and agriculture gave an in depth briefing within the assembly. They mentioned that 3.8 million ration baggage have been delivered to the deserving individuals underneath the Nigehban Ramazan bundle. A day earlier than, 113000 con­sumers benefited from the agriculture honest worth retailers established within the Ramazan bazaars. A subsidy of Rs 20 million is being given every day on 13 gadgets at these honest worth retailers, they concluded.