Chief Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar asked Rawalpindi Commissioner Saqib Zafar and Deputy Commissioner Ali Randhawa to bring down the
roti, naan and sugar prices in the open market.
The association demanded Increase the price of Patiri
Roti (brown flour) from Rs7 to Rs9 , Khameri
Roti (white flour) from Rs10 to Rs.12, Til Wala Nan (with linseed) from Rs.12 to Rs14 and Paratha and Roghni Naan from Rs.25 to Rs.27.
Mian Aslam Iqbal said that sale of
roti and naan on previous rates would be ensured, adding that self-price hiking of
roti and naan would not be tolerated.
However, he said that thousands of nanbais (bread makers) have also reduced the weight of
roti and naan which warrant a strict action.
As often has been seen in our country that the prices of essential items that go up once never comes down due to high handedness of profiteers , heavy responsibility now rests with the provincial governments and other relevant authorities to ensure the
roti is sold at old rates.
The government should bar district administration from increasing the
roti price in an arbitrary manner, strikes by nanbais should be discouraged as it will encourage other sectors to pressurize government for the unjustified price hike, he demanded.
The decision was taken on a proposal submitted by the Ministry of Energy to revise gas prices for
roti tandoors.
The ECC meeting also called for effective price control by provincial governments and urged the relevant authorities to ensure the sale of
roti at its old price.
The ECC meeting also called for effective price control by provincial governments and relevant authorities to ensure the sale of
roti at its old price and decided to review the decision after three months in case the tandoor owners failed to pass the benefit of reduced gas prices to the common man.
Currently,
roti is being sold for Rs15 against its previous rate of Rs10, while the price of naan has jumped to Rs20 from Rs15.
Another form of
roti is the Godamba
roti made from wheat flour.
The idea of launching a
roti bank came after we saw videos of such banks in Bihar and Punjab."