SR.& FOOD MINISTER A. ALEEM KHAN'S PRESS CONFERENCE

Senior & Food Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan while addressing a press conference on wheat procurement and Ramadan package said that in order to provide relief to the people across Punjab as per the special instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan the Ramadan package has been fully prepared. He added that  Prime Minister Imran Khan has been convening meetings every week to review the prices of food items. He said that work on wheat procurement centers across the province should also start from tomorrow and Government will give farmers a record price of Rs. 1800 per mond of wheat with an increase of Rs. 400. Abdul Aleem Khan said that a 20 kg bag of flour has been available in Punjab for Rs.860- throughout the year. He said that in Ramadan Bazaars 10kg bag of "atta" will available at Rs.375 while there will also be a 25% discount on vegetables and other food items and sugar at Rs 65 per kg with a discount of Rs 20. Replying to a question, Senior and Food Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan said that Ramadan bazaars would be converted into "Sahulat Bazaars" later so that subsidy to the citizens could continue. Abdul Aleem Khan said that while a bag of flour in Punjab was being sold at Rs. 860 the same bag was being sold in Sindh for Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,400, which was not fair to the people of Sindh. He asked that the Sindh Government to decide a clear subsidy for farmers like Punjab so that wheat and flour can be sold in Punjab, Sindh and KPK at the same price. Replying to a question, Abdul Aleem Khan said that the wheat procurement season has started at present, therefore wheat cannot be released to the flour mills at the same time, so we are keeping a separate green color for low cost flour bags. There will be a price mentioned on these bags also so that this "atta" can be available only to the needy citizens in Ramadan bazaars.