MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has directed the authorities concerned to ensure availability of food items at affordable prices during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.
Since the AJK government is determined to ensure supply of commodities of daily use, especially edibles, at affordable prices during the upcoming holy month, it has directed officials concerned in all the 10 districts of AJK to ensure smooth supply of food items.
Ramadan likely to commence on March 1
The month of Ramadan is likely to commence from March 1 across Pakistan including Azad Jammu Kashmir.
As part of the government efforts to ensure affordable food items in the coming weeks, Senior Member Board of Revenue AJK government, Zaheer ud Din Qureshi chaired a high-level meeting in the state metropolis on Monday.
The meeting of all the district administrations also reviewed the overall departmental performance.
Member Monitoring and Co-ordination, all Divisional Commissioners, Secretary Board of Revenue and all Deputy Commissioners attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, the Senior Member Board of Revenue directed all the district administrations heads to initiate stringent action against illegal occupation of state-owned land besides recovering the government money pending against defaulters.
In order to discourage and overcome road accidents, he advised the participants to take effective measures for the fitness of private and public service vehicles in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
He also directed that the process of computerization of land record in all of districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir be completed immediately to ensure transparency besides to discourage the land-grabbers and mafia.
Zaheer ud Din Qureshi further directed the district administrations across AJK to take necessary steps to ensure affordable food items in the coming weeks.
He further instructed the officials to address the public grievances maintaining the sanctity and principles of merit so that justice could be provided to the people in the shortest possible time.
