Secretary Dr Kiran Khursheed stated on Wednesday that the Punjab food safety and consumer protection department penalized merchants Rs10.627 million for charging excessive prices throughout the province during the previous week.
Checks uncovered 19,902 infractions related to selling basic goods past government-approved prices, while officials also discovered 2,168 spots failing to show official price sheets.
Staff conducted 18,774 checks focusing on poultry costs, logging upwards of 1,400 infractions that brought in Rs494,000 in penalties. Officers addressed 574 infractions across 12,829 checks watching sweetener rates.
Officials logged 769 infractions and issued Rs125,500 in total penalties regarding inflated tomato costs. Furthermore, authorities detained 56 individuals for overcharging alongside other infractions and shut down 19 spots.
Dr Khursheed mentioned that enforcement squads and price control magistrates persist with market sweeps throughout Punjab to guarantee basic goods go for official prices.
She noted that field checks are growing stronger and legal steps persist against merchants and vendors breaking regulated prices.
