District Price Review Committee (DPRC), Mardan fixed the prices of various essentials through mutual consultations with the trader community on Monday. The meeting, held on the directives of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was presided over by Additional Deputy Commissioner Finance and Planning Samiur Rahman.
Besides Assistant Commissioners, officers of the Food Department, president of Tanzim e Tajiran Ehsan Bacha, president of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Zahir Shah, vice president of press club Faqir Hussain Hoti, representatives of grocers and butchers and other concerned stakeholders attended the meeting.
The participants of the meeting after consultations fixed the price of beef per kg at 750 rupees, while the price of mutton was fixed at 1300 rupees per kg. Similarly, it was decided to change the prices of grocery items keeping in view the market situation.
The District Food Controller briefed the meeting about the computerized pricing App introduced by the Food Department, which has made it very easy to fix the market price of food items for any region.
The Additional Deputy Commissioner asked the traders to respect the holy month of Ramadan. Similarly, it was decided to change the prices of grocery items keeping in view the market situation. —APP
