Staff Reporter Peshawar
A high level meeting regarding price review of essential food items was held here on Monday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair.
The meeting reviewed latest prices of essential food items, their availability situation, implementation price fixed by the government and implementation of the decisions taken in the last meeting.
Provincial Minister for Food Atif Khan, Chief Secretary Dr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary Food Khushal Khan and other concerned high ups attended the meeting.
The meeting was given a detail briefing about the availability of food items, their prices and steps being taken to monitor them.
The meeting was told that, during the last week, prices of four food items decreased which included wheat flour, sugar, onion and garlic while the prices of nine items remain unchanged including Basmati rice, beef, mutton, ghee, pulses and others.
The meeting was informed that the supply of wheat flour and its prices remained stable across the province adding that in order to control the prices of sugar since September 1st till 23rd September, a total of 2145 units were checked and a total fine of Rs. 1.5 lac were imposed for overpricing.
