Despite govt’s orders...: Official prices not enforced

LAHORE:The government has failed to enforce the governance despite the provincial government is regularly issuing instructions to ‘strictly’ implement the official rates of the edibles.

The official rates were not implemented across the provincial metropolis on all items ranging from fruits, vegetables, pulses and grains, milk, curd, roti and naan, and beef, mutton and chicken. However, deputy commissioner, and assistant commissioners are busy in the ‘twitter governance’ by posting their performance videos on the social media platforms.

Interestingly, the government officials are well aware of the overcharging patterns and activities of the sellers but unable to take action against the violators. These officials are also the consumers and could not purchase the perishable and edibles at official rates issued by the deputy commissioner’s office. This expose the worst level of the governance in the province as the prices are the everyone everyday issue.

This week price of chicken increased by Rs4 per kg, fixed at Rs396-410 per kg, sold at Rs470-500 per kg, and chicken meat by Rs5 per kg, fixed Rs594 per kg, and sold at Rs620-1000 per kg. The price of potato soft skin gained by Rs4 per kg, fixed at Rs80-85 per kg, sold at Rs140-150 per kg, B-grade by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs 70-75 per kg, and C-grade at Rs55-60 per kilogram, mixed sold at Rs100-120 per kg. The price of onion A-grade gained by Rs25 per kg, fixed at Rs112-120 per kg, sold at Rs140-160 per kg, B-grade fixed at Rs100-105 per kg, and C-grade at Rs90-95 per kg, mixed sold at Rs120-130 per kg. The price of tomato A-grade reduced by Rs10 per kg, fixed at Rs115-125 per kg, sold at Rs250 per kg, B-grade fixed at Rs103-110 per kg, and C-grade at Rs90-95 per kg, mixed sold at Rs160-200 per kg.

Mangoes unripe declined by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs57-60 per kg, sold at Rs100-120 per kg. Beans price gained by Rs10 per kg, fixed at Rs145-250 per kg, sold at Rs400-550 per kg. The price of different variety of apples further increased by Rs35 per kg, fixed at Rs150-375 per kg, sold at Rs200-500 per kg.

The price of Banana A-category further gained by Rs10 per doze, fixed at Rs150-155 per dozen, sold at Rs200-220 per dozen, and B-category by Rs20 per dozen, fixed at Rs115-120 per dozen, sold at Rs150-180 per dozen, and C-category fixed at Rs74-78 per dozen, sold at Rs120-130 per dozen.