08-05-2010, 01:32 PM
LAHORE – The City District Government Lahore will provide sugar imported by Trading Corporation of Pakistan for sale at 21 Ramazan Bazaars and around 1,064 identified fair price shops across the City during the holy month of fasting, officials told The Nation on Wednesday.
The sugar will be transported from the TCP godowns at Port Qasim to the City and will be handed over to the selected dealers for further delivery at Ramazan Bazaars and fair price shops in the City. The CDGL will provide sugar in 50-kilogram bags to the selected dealers at Rs 59 per kg. The dealers will pack the sugar in 1 kg bags, which will be sold at Rs 61 per kg at Ramazan Bazaars and fair price shops. “The sugar costs Rs 56 per kg to the TCP at Port Qasim. After incorporating transportation and handling cost, the government will provide sugar to the dealers at Rs 59 per kg.
The dealers are responsible for packing sugar in 1 kg bags for the convenience of consumers. The retail price of sugar will be Rs 61 per kg at Sunday Bazaars and fair price shops”, said a CDGL official, adding that as many as 46,000 bags, each containing 50 kg sugar, would be provided for sale at subsidised prices at Sunday Bazaars and fair price shops.
He expressed hope that the available sugar would be sufficient to meet the requirements of Ramazan Bazaars and fair price shops during the holy month. He further said that the government had also made alternative arrangements if the imported sugar failed to fulfil demand at Sunday Bazaars.
The sugar will be transported from the TCP godowns at Port Qasim to the City and will be handed over to the selected dealers for further delivery at Ramazan Bazaars and fair price shops in the City. The CDGL will provide sugar in 50-kilogram bags to the selected dealers at Rs 59 per kg. The dealers will pack the sugar in 1 kg bags, which will be sold at Rs 61 per kg at Ramazan Bazaars and fair price shops. “The sugar costs Rs 56 per kg to the TCP at Port Qasim. After incorporating transportation and handling cost, the government will provide sugar to the dealers at Rs 59 per kg.
The dealers are responsible for packing sugar in 1 kg bags for the convenience of consumers. The retail price of sugar will be Rs 61 per kg at Sunday Bazaars and fair price shops”, said a CDGL official, adding that as many as 46,000 bags, each containing 50 kg sugar, would be provided for sale at subsidised prices at Sunday Bazaars and fair price shops.
He expressed hope that the available sugar would be sufficient to meet the requirements of Ramazan Bazaars and fair price shops during the holy month. He further said that the government had also made alternative arrangements if the imported sugar failed to fulfil demand at Sunday Bazaars.