Utility Store to be set up at Rawalpindi Press Club

RAWALPINDI: Advisor to Prime Minister on Industries Muhammad Basharat Raja on Sunday said that the government was making all out efforts to solve the problems confronting the journalists on priority basis.

A branch of Utility Store will be set up at Rawalpindi Press Club to provide essential items at subsidized prices, he added.

He said that a store has already been inaugurated at National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad to facilitate the journalists and a plan would be formulated to set up more stores permanently at various Press Clubs in different cities.

Bashrat Raja said due to prudent policiesUtility Stores has improved its services, as it has overall sale of Rs 60 billion in the fiscal year 2010-2011.

He said under Ramadan package of the government, subsidized items were provided to the consumers and added that prices of commodities on utility stores countrywide outlets were reduced to facilitate the masses during the month of Ramadan. A record sale was witnessed in Ramadan, he added.

Basharat said there are 5600 utility stores across the country which were providing relief to the citizens and supplying quality items of daily use on lower rates as compared to the open market. In order to provide relief to the people, 2000 new utility stores would soon be established countrywide, he added.

After setting up of new store, Bashrat said that 15,000 people will get jobs very soon as the institution is earning handsome profit.

The Utility Stores Corporation has also been directed to ensure maximum availability of all essential items for the convenience of its customers.

He said that Utility Store Corporation was not compromising on its quality and quantity.