Inflation prevails in the open market, the district administration has failed to implement its own official price list, pulses are being sold at a price of Rs 60 contrary to the official rate list.
According to details, the government has failed to control inflation. Pulses are being sold at high prices in supermarkets, grocery stores and department stores. Official prices of various fruits and vegetables have gone up in the city. Commodity prices are beyond the purchasing power of Lahoris.
Broiler chickens and eggs are also out of reach of the poor. According to the official price list, broiler meat is being sold at Rs 319 per kg in the city. Citizens say that the district administration should not implement the official rate list, nor should they do business.
On the other hand, there are only 53 price control magistrates for a population of 11 million. It was decided to increase the number of price control magistrates responsible for bottlenecking inflation and to keep a close watch on the mobile app. The Home Department has been approached to increase the number of Price Control Magistrates from 53 to 200.
Extracted from City42 News
