ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has tasked the Tiger Force volunteers to discourage the menace of hoarding in the markets.
In a meeting today, the Prime Minister said that the major reason for inflation is hoarding. He ordered the administration to take strict action against the elements involved in hoarding.
The participants of the session decided to launch a pilot project to control inflation from the federal capital.
During its first phase, 9,000 shops in Islamabad will be monitored, whereas Tiger Force volunteers, Islamabad commissioner and deputy commissioner will jointly spot the markets and shops involved in hoarding.
In phase-wise progress, the local authorities will start monitoring rate lists and overcharging at all shops of the city while volunteers will spot hoarders and stocks of essential commodities more than their requirements in different markets.
After getting complaints from the volunteers, the district administration will take immediate action against the responsible persons involved in overcharging and hoarding.
The joint actions will be listed down in a report which will be presented directly to the Prime Minister. It has been decided that heavy fines will be imposed for overcharging and failure to put up rate lists.
Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan stressed taking all administrative measures to ensure the availability of daily commodities and controlling their prices.
The Prime Minister said this while chairing a meeting here to review the availability and prices of daily commodities, especially wheat and sugar.
