- Minister Tanveer orders the provinces to establish sugar stands.
- Asks the secretaries to guarantee an uninterrupted supply supply.
- “PSMA, the provinces must ensure that sugar is accessible to the masses.”
Islamabad: in order to relieve the sacred month of Ramadan, the federal government has given retail retail instructions to Rs130 per kg in the country.
The Minister of Industries and Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, ordered the chief secretaries of all the provinces to establish sugar stands at the level of the municipal council and to ensure an uninterrupted offer of the goods at the price of the government.
The Minister published the remarks during the presidency of a meeting of the Sugar Advisory Council in Islamabad, a published press release said on Friday.
Tanveer stressed that Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) and provincial governments must ensure that sugar is accessible to the masses.
About 230 sugar stands are said to be installed in the Sindh with the cooperation of the provincial government, while 405 sales arguments were identified for sugar stands at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hundreds of sugar stands will also be installed in Punjab and Balutchistan.
Provincial governments have been responsible for security, cleanliness and crowd management while the federal government will form a committee to solve any potential problem.
The price of sugar on the wholesale market has gone from RS136 to RS148, while it is sold to Rs160 per kg by retailers, The news reported.
The prices of sugar have been repercussions for some time despite the crushing season of the sugar cane in progress in the country. Since the beginning of 2025, prices have continued to increase and in recent months and a half, the price of sugar has increased from RS10 to 15 per kg.
In addition, the Minister of Industries informed the Senate that a Ramadan package worth 20 billion rupees had been prepared by the federal government this year, which, according to him, would be provided in cash directly at around four million deserving people.
Responding to the points raised by PPP leaders Shahdat Awan and Sherry Rehman, Tanveer told the Chamber that provincial governments also followed the same cash transfer model for the Ramadan package.
He said Utility Stores Corporation will be restructured to improve her performance and efficiency, adding that the USC would not be closed.
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