New distri­ct level board will be formed to reallo­cate staff and assets left behind by dissol­ved commit­teesLAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Marketing Department has issued notification to dissolve some 29 market committees of the province and set up 25 new committees. Raiwind Market in Lahore has been abolished and Abkari Mandi Market Committee has been formed, while three market committees have been formed in Nankana Sahib and four in Bahawalnagar. Manawala Committee of Sheikhupura has also been abolished and replaced with a vegetable and fruit market committee. In the same vein, Kot Radha Kishan Committee of Kasur, Ghakkar Mandi Committee of Gujranwala and Sakhiki Committee of Hafizabad have also been abolished, while three new market committees have been formed in Nankana Sahid; which include Mor Khanda, Shahkot and Bachiki market committees. Per sources, Jhangir Tareen and the department had earlier decided to fix a 0.60% market fee but the recommendation was opposed by the middlemen.

Source: The Express Tribune May 03, 2020 04:52 UTC