BAHAWALPUR = FOOD INFLATION. PRICE CONTROL MECHANISM SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED BY GOVERNMENT

 

 

BAHAWALPUR = FOOD INFLATION. PRICE CONTROL MECHANISM SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED BY GOVERNMENT

MARKET PRICES OF KITCHEN/EATABLE ITEMS ARE ON HIGH SIDE.  CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMENT IN DEEP SLUMBER.

PRICE CONTROL COMMITTEE MUST BE ACTIVATED PROPERLY.

Food is the basic need of all living creatures in the contemporary world.   The continuous rise in the prices of food items is termed as FOOD INFLATION and unfortunately   the    situation   is accelerating    in   Pakistan surprisingly. 

Today  dear    readers ,  through      this column,  I would   like   to    grab  your attention towards very much sensitive matter,   that is FOOD INFLATION & ADULTERATION  in our city due   to   no check   &   balance over this neglected issue by concerned authorities.  As  it is universal or fundamental right of every country's citizens that they must serve hygienic eatables by their Government which is basic responsibility of Rulers.

But   regretfully observed    that   the officials     of   City  District  Government Bahawalpur are unaware of the prices of daily consumable  items like meat,  pulses,    firewood,     coal,    rice,   milk,  vegetables, fruits,   poultry     items and other several items sold in city markets & through  different type of vendors who are independent in fixation of rates according to the areas or localities of city,  for example if a vendor    sale   out vegetables on handcart    in the area of Model Town A then rate of vegetables  reached on sky and if same vendor in area of Model Town C or another areas  then rates will  be on reasonable  level.

Time to time, the District Price Control Committee has issued official price list of daily consumable items, in which officials have fixed the prices of mutton, beef ,   chicken ,  vegetables ,  milk , yogurt  &  other  grossery items but only for paper work.          In papers the local management is showing that all kitchen items are available on low prices but the story is quite different.

Market Committee provides periodically a printed list of fixed rates to traders consists  on eatables  items but shop keepers even don't care about the printed rates giving by authorities, but they  only frame that rate list and hanged over    it just   for  formality    as    a    Sign Board. Whenever   a Customer    debates     for purchase required  items according to rate list, shopkeepers become harsh and says to customers, you may go to some other shop and purchase on satisfactory rates.  Customers, especially those having low income are perturbed over the ever - increasing prices of daily consumable items, because    shop  keepers     are charging high prices as there is no check & balance by price control Magistrates, in fact the CDGB is only relying on paper work rather than checking violations of price in the market.  

The sale of cut fruits & uncovered eatables are going unchecked by the concerned authorities and giving rise to contagious diseases like typhoid cholera and gastrointestinal etc etc. These illegal vendors which have mushroomed at every nook & corner of the city are serving food on stalls and small carts who never care to serve hygienic food to public but charged high rates.   There are so  many     Restaurants     and    several Bakeries open in the  city  for    fast   food but they are also provide unhygienic  and stale stuff  to people because    of    no     check  authorities,       few     of  small eateries  (Roadside hotels) which called in local  language (DHABA )  procure contaminated water for cooking and washing crockery.  On the other hand,  on butcher shops we have to buy meat on high prices of butcher,  but with full of water for increasing weight of meat.

People are compelled to eat adulterated and faulty food as well as   grossery items like spices , chilli &  turmeric powder , salt  & specially tea.  Due to few people of corrupt   Mafia      of    District Administration appointed their  favourite persons in Price Control Committee only for   paper    work     to    obtained     their benefits, because these  so called price control committee members     are    not social  nor  active   persons  that's    why there is no implementation of laws.  

Due  to above   critical   circumstances,   protection  of consumers   interest   & precious lives  would be priority of the administration / government        and    availability  of eatables      would      be ensured at the control rates because it is requirement of  time  that,   on Tehsil & District level Price Control Committees should be activated  and authorized  to curb these  issues by imposing heavy penalties to delinquent shopkeepers and pay frequent  visits     for     the   relief  of common     people     by     appointing  of honest pious and dutiful persons. 

Assistant Commissioners & Magistrates would continue price checking drive   in their areas besides meetings  with the traders to solve their problems. 

In this respect I would like to  request to concerned    authorities   and Chief Minister Punjab Mr.Shahbaz Sharif  that   direct relevant     departments   to     formulate contingency plans   for   possible   price hikes due to fluctuations in demand of food items and it needs to be controlled by strategic planning adopted by Government.

At last , in my opinion a  strong monitoring system should be established on different levels in order to have a sound evaluation of the process on every stage.

 

 

 

BAHAWALPUR = FOOD INFLATION. PRICE CONTROL MECHANISM SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED BY GOVERNMENT

MARKET PRICES OF KITCHEN/EATABLE ITEMS ARE ON HIGH SIDE.  CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMENT IN DEEP SLUMBER.

PRICE CONTROL COMMITTEE MUST BE ACTIVATED PROPERLY.

Food is the basic need of all living creatures in the contemporary world.   The continuous rise in the prices of food items is termed as FOOD INFLATION and unfortunately   the    situation   is accelerating    in   Pakistan surprisingly. 

Today  dear    readers ,  through      this column,  I would   like   to    grab  your attention towards very much sensitive matter,   that is FOOD INFLATION & ADULTERATION  in our city due   to   no check   &   balance over this neglected issue by concerned authorities.  As  it is universal or fundamental right of every country's citizens that they must serve hygienic eatables by their Government which is basic responsibility of Rulers.

But   regretfully observed    that   the officials     of   City  District  Government Bahawalpur are unaware of the prices of daily consumable  items like meat,  pulses,    firewood,     coal,    rice,   milk,  vegetables, fruits,   poultry     items and other several items sold in city markets & through  different type of vendors who are independent in fixation of rates according to the areas or localities of city,  for example if a vendor    sale   out vegetables on handcart    in the area of Model Town A then rate of vegetables  reached on sky and if same vendor in area of Model Town C or another areas  then rates will  be on reasonable  level.

Time to time, the District Price Control Committee has issued official price list of daily consumable items, in which officials have fixed the prices of mutton, beef ,   chicken ,  vegetables ,  milk , yogurt  &  other  grossery items but only for paper work.          In papers the local management is showing that all kitchen items are available on low prices but the story is quite different.

Market Committee provides periodically a printed list of fixed rates to traders consists  on eatables  items but shop keepers even don't care about the printed rates giving by authorities, but they  only frame that rate list and hanged over    it just   for  formality    as    a    Sign Board. Whenever   a Customer    debates     for purchase required  items according to rate list, shopkeepers become harsh and says to customers, you may go to some other shop and purchase on satisfactory rates.  Customers, especially those having low income are perturbed over the ever - increasing prices of daily consumable items, because    shop  keepers     are charging high prices as there is no check & balance by price control Magistrates, in fact the CDGB is only relying on paper work rather than checking violations of price in the market.  

The sale of cut fruits & uncovered eatables are going unchecked by the concerned authorities and giving rise to contagious diseases like typhoid cholera and gastrointestinal etc etc. These illegal vendors which have mushroomed at every nook & corner of the city are serving food on stalls and small carts who never care to serve hygienic food to public but charged high rates.   There are so  many     Restaurants     and    several Bakeries open in the  city  for    fast   food but they are also provide unhygienic  and stale stuff  to people because    of    no     check  authorities,       few     of  small eateries  (Roadside hotels) which called in local  language (DHABA )  procure contaminated water for cooking and washing crockery.  On the other hand,  on butcher shops we have to buy meat on high prices of butcher,  but with full of water for increasing weight of meat.

People are compelled to eat adulterated and faulty food as well as   grossery items like spices , chilli &  turmeric powder , salt  & specially tea.  Due to few people of corrupt   Mafia      of    District Administration appointed their  favourite persons in Price Control Committee only for   paper    work     to    obtained     their benefits, because these  so called price control committee members     are    not social  nor  active   persons  that's    why there is no implementation of laws.  

Due  to above   critical   circumstances,   protection  of consumers   interest   & precious lives  would be priority of the administration / government        and    availability  of eatables      would      be ensured at the control rates because it is requirement of  time  that,   on Tehsil & District level Price Control Committees should be activated  and authorized  to curb these  issues by imposing heavy penalties to delinquent shopkeepers and pay frequent  visits     for     the   relief  of common     people     by     appointing  of honest pious and dutiful persons. 

Assistant Commissioners & Magistrates would continue price checking drive   in their areas besides meetings  with the traders to solve their problems. 

In this respect I would like to  request to concerned    authorities   and Chief Minister Punjab Mr.Shahbaz Sharif  that   direct relevant     departments   to     formulate contingency plans   for   possible   price hikes due to fluctuations in demand of food items and it needs to be controlled by strategic planning adopted by Government.

At last , in my opinion a  strong monitoring system should be established on different levels in order to have a sound evaluation of the process on every stage.