Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab government has issued an order to the cane commissioner and deputy commissioners to keep a check on the sugar trade in the market and regulate the transport, storage, and distribution of the commodity to keep a check on the rising prices of the sweetener, reports Dawn.
As per the order issued under section 3 of the Punjab Foodstuffs (Control) Act, 1958, the commissioner is allowed to fix the ex-mill sugar price after giving them notice of three days to the concerned sugar mills for a hearing on their side.
Apart from this, the DC of the particular district can fix the retail price of the sweetener after hearing from the consumers as well as representatives of traders.
The cane commissioner has the authority to inspect suspected premises and vehicles to find out any storage of illegal sugar and seize the same. The seized sugar cane will be sold in the market after 30 days of seizure.
