Govt to ensure abundance of wheat in Pakistan
Sunday, 6 July 2008
ISLAMABAD, Jul 5 (AP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the government will ensure that there is no shortage of wheat in the country and all necessary measures will be taken to meet the requisite requirements of all the provinces.
The Prime Minister said while talking to Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, who called on him at the Prime Minister House Friday afternoon.
The Prime Minister said import of wheat is already in progress should be fast tracked to ensure that entire supplies are received in the country before end of November.
The Prime Minister directed the concerned ministries to ensure distribution of provincial share as supplies of imports are received at the seaports.
The Prime Minister said the Punjab government should relax the movement of wheat to deficient areas in order to reduce their stress to enable the local flourmills to participate in the grinding process and make Atta available to the end consumers.
The Prime Minister said there is need to learn from the policies of the previous year and stressed the need for employing modern technology for assessment of all crops to avoid their shortage in the country.
He directed the Food Minister and Secretary to coordinate with the Food department of Punjab and other relevant authorities in this regard.
The Prime Minister also said that the Ministry of Interior would be directed to take strict measures to control the smuggling of wheat.
The Prime Minister said that the government would ensure that roti is available to every citizen of the country and asked the provincial governments to take strict action against hoarders.
The Prime Minister said that federal and provincial governments should coordinate their welfare efforts to ensure that there is no overlapping and wastage of resources.
The Chief Minister Punjab thanked the Prime Minister for the timely review of the wheat situation in the country and his assurance to meet the wheat requirements of the Punjab.
The Prime Minister said while talking to Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, who called on him at the Prime Minister House Friday afternoon.
The Prime Minister said import of wheat is already in progress should be fast tracked to ensure that entire supplies are received in the country before end of November.
The Prime Minister directed the concerned ministries to ensure distribution of provincial share as supplies of imports are received at the seaports.
The Prime Minister said the Punjab government should relax the movement of wheat to deficient areas in order to reduce their stress to enable the local flourmills to participate in the grinding process and make Atta available to the end consumers.
The Prime Minister said there is need to learn from the policies of the previous year and stressed the need for employing modern technology for assessment of all crops to avoid their shortage in the country.
He directed the Food Minister and Secretary to coordinate with the Food department of Punjab and other relevant authorities in this regard.
The Prime Minister also said that the Ministry of Interior would be directed to take strict measures to control the smuggling of wheat.
The Prime Minister said that the government would ensure that roti is available to every citizen of the country and asked the provincial governments to take strict action against hoarders.
The Prime Minister said that federal and provincial governments should coordinate their welfare efforts to ensure that there is no overlapping and wastage of resources.
The Chief Minister Punjab thanked the Prime Minister for the timely review of the wheat situation in the country and his assurance to meet the wheat requirements of the Punjab.