News Reporter
Rawalpindi: The poor community of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad continued wandering here and there in search of subsidized flour but in vain.
The rising wheat prices, reduction in the quota of flour mills, and the abolition of flour subsidy have created a flour crisis but the federal and provincial government are looking at the whole drama with closed eyes.
It seems that there was no government writ all around to resolve public-related issues which has created an unrest situation among the public in this regard.
The subsidized flour bag of 20-kilogram was selling at Rs950 but after the ending of the subsidy, a 20-kilogram ‘Atta’ bag is now being sold at Rs1300.
The Islamabad Naanbais have increased the prices of ‘roti’ and ‘naan’ on their own and selling a ‘roti’ at Rs20 against Rs15 and a ‘naan’ at Rs25 against Rs20 here on Saturday. Similarly, Rawalpindi Naanbais have decided to follow the prices of Islamabad Naanbais and will sell a ‘roti’ at Rs20 and a ‘naan’ at Rs25 from September 28, 2022.
The Punjab government ended all kinds of subsidies on flour prices and increased the prices of wheat from 1765 to Rs2300 per 40-kilogram.
District Food Controller (DFC) Official Spokesman Muhammad Ali told ‘Media’ that the Punjab government has ended all kinds of subsidies on wheat. We were providing 40-kilogram subsidized wheat at Rs1750 but now after the ending of the subsidy we are providing 40-kilogram wheat at Rs2300, he claimed.
We have started a crackdown against retail shopkeepers and flour mills they were selling ‘Atta’ at higher prices, he warned.
