4.23 million flour bags distributed in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD (APP): Divisional Commissioner Silwat Saeed has said that 4.23 million [4,233,883] flour bags have so far been distributed in Faisalabad division during the last 21 days.
Addressing a a meeting, she said on Sunday that 10-kilogram flour bags were being provided to eligible people under the Ramazan free flour package. She said that 1,760,443 flour bags had been distributed in Faisalabad district, 692,005 bags in Toba Tek Singh, 1,212,555 bags in Jhang and 568,880 bags in Chiniot district.
The commissioner said that the local administration had made the best arrangements at flour distribution centres to facilitate beneficiaries of free flour.
Officers of the district and divisional administration conduct surprise visits and keep a check to ensure flour distribution in a fair and transparent manner, she added.
246 shopkeepers fined, 12 arrested
The price control magistrates have imposed Rs 398,000 fine collectively on 246 shopkeepers in addition to arresting 12 of them and sealing 16 shops in Faisalabad during the last two days on the charge of profiteering and overcharging.
A spokesman for the city district government said here on Sunday that the magistrates conducted surprise visits in various markets, eatery shops, hotels and restaurants in Faisalabad and found dozens of shopkeepers involved in overcharging and profiteering.
Therefore, fine was imposed on them and shops were sealed besides arrest of the accused over sheer violation of the Price Control Act, he added.