MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner announced a new price list for essential items on April 29, offering some relief to residents of Muzaffarabad. The revised rate list includes price adjustments for key food items such as chicken, eggs, vegetables, and fruits.
According to the official notification, the price of live broiler chicken has been fixed at 415 rupees per kilogram, while breeder chicken meat is set at 490 rupees per kilogram. Desi chicken is priced at 1,050 rupees per kilogram, and golden chicken will cost 850 rupees per kilogram.
Eggs are now priced according to weight: those weighing 40 to 50 grams are listed at 230 rupees per dozen, while eggs between 51 and 65 grams are priced at 250 rupees per dozen.
Vegetable prices have also been revised. Tomatoes are now 90 rupees per kilogram, desi potatoes and red onions are priced at 70 rupees per kilogram. Lemons are set at 610 rupees, Chinese garlic at 430 rupees, Quetta garlic at 310 rupees, and desi garlic at 210 rupees per kilogram. Chinese ginger is priced at 470 rupees per kilogram.
Other vegetables include local tinda at 70 rupees, pumpkin at 90 rupees, and bitter gourd at 110 rupees per kilogram. Desi spinach is 70 rupees per kilogram, while a bundle of regular spinach is available at 35 rupees. Additional items include green peas at 170 rupees, okra at 230 rupees, cauliflower at 120 rupees, cabbage at 50 rupees, cucumber at 80 rupees, carrots and round eggplant at 90 rupees each, and bell peppers at 130 rupees per kilogram.
In terms of fruits, bananas are available for 190 rupees per dozen. White apples are priced at 290 rupees, and Iranian apples at 440 rupees per kilogram. Other fruits include strawberries at 210 rupees, Punjab guavas at 160 rupees, watermelon at 80 rupees, sweet melon (sharbat) at 110 rupees, yellow and white melons at 110 rupees, oranges at 310 rupees, grapes at 610 rupees, and pomegranates also at 610 rupees per kilogram.
This new rate list reflects partial reductions across various essential commodities and is aimed at providing economic relief to the general public amidst inflationary pressures.
