The good thing is that the process of government’s formation has started in the country and the common citizens have a lot of expectations because the current inflation has taken away the right of living from all of them.
According to the recently revealed data, flour, sugar and rice have started selling more expensive than the general market at the utility stores. According to official rates, a 20 kg bag of flour is being sold at utility stores for Rs 2,840, which is Rs 50 cheaper in the market. The official statistics provided to the media, a bag of 20 kg of flour is being sold at Rs 2840 at utility stores, while 20 kg of flour is available at Rs 2792 in the general market. Rs 53.40 expensive at utility stores, silah rice is available at Rs 317 per kg in the general market while silah rice is available at Rs 370 per kg at utility stores.
In the market, white gram is Rs 391 per kg, while white gram is available at Rs 405 in utility stores. Apart from this, sugar is also being sold at Rs 9 more expensive in utility stores than in the general market, the price of sugar in utility stores is Rs 155 per kg which can be fetched in the market at Rs 146 per kg. Meanwhile, its own figures released by the government also do not tell a good story and it has reported that inflation will increase further.
The data released by the Bureau of Statistics, the weekly inflation rate increased by 0.04 percent to 30.68 percent.
The Bureau of Statistics released the weekly inflation report, according to which the prices of 23 essential items increased in a week. The price of tomato rose by 24 rupees per kg, broiler chicken by 5 rupees per kg and bananas became expensive by 9 rupees 40 paisa per dozen.
Similarly, sugar became expensive by 1 rupee 25 paisa per kg, mutton became expensive by 15 rupees 7 paisa per kg. Beef became expensive by Rs 6 while curd became expensive by Rs 1 per kg. Moong dal rose by Rs 1, dal Masoor rose by Rs 1 per kg. According to the Statistics, tea, garlic, gram dal, dal mash and milk also became expensive. In a week, onion became cheaper by 29 rupees per kg, eggs by 31 rupees per dozen, LPG cylinder became cheaper by 58 rupees.
The report said that a 20 kg bag of flour became cheaper by 10 rupees in the last week. There was no change in the prices of 20 items in a week. On the other hand in the local market also, other items used in curry have become out of the reach of the citizens.
Currently local garlic is selling by Rs 520 per kg, Chinese garlic, Rs 540 kg and ginger is selling on Rs 520 per kg in the market.
Apart from this, kachao, are being sold at Rs 200, green chilies at Rs 150, onions at Rs 200, okra at Rs 300,Fresh beans at Rs 230 and tomatoes at Rs 130 per kg. Meanwhile, chicken is being sold at 445 rupees per kg, eggs at 270 rupees per dozen.
At open market meat is being sold at 1 thousand rupees per kg, while mutton is being sold at 2 thousand rupees per kg, due to which the purchasing power of the people has responded.
This is the reason that people have now attached all expectations to the new provincial and federal governments that after the formation of these governments, the conditions of the markets will start improving.
Therefore, there is a need for the rulers to focus their attention in this direction and the new ministers and advisers, along with using luxury cars also visit the markets and find out the problems of the people, how they are being exploited here.
If the incoming rulers want to rule satisfactorily, then they will have to satisfy the common citizens who have been suffering from severe inflation and unemployment for the past decade, otherwise the situation will worsen as time passes. So the only solution is that to focus on the economy.
