Staff Reporter
As many as 19 Ramazan bazaars would be established in Faisalabad district to provide quality items to people on subsidized prices which would be functional 4 days ahead of the start of holy month of Ramazan, said Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali.
Addressing a meeting held to review arrangements regarding Ramazan bazaars, the DC said it would be a gigantic exercise for providing economic relief to consumers during the holy month of Ramazan.
He directed the Assistant Commissioners to make utmost efforts to provide subsidized and quality things to consumers following the policy of the Punjab government relating to the Ramazan Package.
He stressed devising effective and solid strategy for the supply of quality essential commodities in the bazaars without any interruption.
He said the Ramazan bazaars at tehsil levels should be given more attention for making them beneficial to the common people of far-flung areas.
He advised that alternative arrangements of generators for power supply should be made besides taking measures to keep the Ramazan bazaars functional in case of rain and storm.
He said that facility of wash rooms, wheel chairs, rest areas with air coolers and displaying of price boards should be provided, including availability of medical camps and complaint centres at each and every Ramazan bazaar.
The Deputy Commissioner stressed pleasant environment in terms of cleanliness, traffic management and security.
He asked the officers of district administration to keep the price control magistrates active for checking the chances of price hike in open market and stern action should be taken against profiteers.
He also directed to install CCTV cameras in each bazar for monitoring from district control room and bazaars should be Geo Taging.
He said that corona SoPs should be implemented in the bazars in letter and spirit.It was informed that Agriculture and livestock fair price shops would also the party of bazaar.
The bazaar would remain open from 9 am to 6 pm. ADCs Fazala Rabi Cheema, Khurram Pervaiz, Afifa Shajia, ACs Umar Maqbool, Syed Ayub Bukhari, EADA Muhammad Usman and other officers were also present.
