‘Durust Dam’ app to be launched to ensure price control

ISLAMABAD: The capital administration announced on Thursday to launch a new mobile phone app to curb profiteering by shopkeepers and ensuring the correct price of essential items.

Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Shafqat Hamza made the announcement in a statement on the social media site Twitter.

He said that the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration in collaboration with the National Information Technology Board will launch a mobile phone app namely Durust Dam (exact price) to control profiteering.

“The App will enable citizens to view daily prices of essential commodities including fruits, vegetables, and poultry products besides complaints registration,” he said.

Previously, citizens were asked to lodge complaints on Pakistan Citizens Portal App. Price magistrates are appointed to regularly visit their respective areas to ensure price control and penalise profiteers.

ICTA in collaboration with @NationalITBoard will soon launch “درست دام” mobile app to control profiteering by shopkeepers. The App will enable citizens to view daily prices of essential commodities including fruits, vegetables and poultry products besides complaints registration pic.twitter.com/miiqoquN7q

— Deputy Commissioner Islamabad (@dcislamabad) October 3, 2019