ISLAMABAD: The government-run Utility Store Corporation (USC) on Sunday increased the price of sugar, flour, ghee, and other food goods despite the Prime Minister’s relief package.
According to the issued notification, the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) have increased the price of sugar by Rs19 per kg, ghee by Rs75 per kg, and a 20-kg bag of flour by Rs496.
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The new prices would be effective at Utility Stores across the country from January 1, 2023, said the notification.
The Benazir Income Support Program’s beneficiaries will not be subject to the new prices, it was added.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had already declared that Utility Stores Corporation will offer targeted subsidies on basic food goods. These products included rice, lentils, ghee, sugar, and flour.
Customers who are engaged in the Benazir Income Support Program are qualified to purchase food from the Utility Stores outlets at discounted prices.
In the meantime, the Utility Stores Corporation has instructed all of its clients and consumers to SMS their Computerized National Identity Card numbers from their mobile phones to 5566. After receiving a one-time password, they can then purchase goods and apply for subsidies.
