Prices of 19 essential commodities have been reduced under the Ramadan Relief Package as the Utility Stores will start giving subsidies worth Rs7.49 billion to the consumers from tomorrow (March 5).

According to 24NewsHD TV channel, the 19 essential items included flour, sugar, pulses – dal channa, dal masoor and dal moong washed, white gram, Rice Basmati, Rice Selia, Broken Rice, Oil, Baisen (Chakki), dates, beverages/carbonated drinks, squashes & syrups, black tea, milk, and spices.

The consumers would get a subsidy of Rs25 on oil, Rs25 on dal channa, Rs25 on white gram, Rs50 on Baisen, Rs50 on dates, Rs25 on Rice Basmati, Rs25 on Rice Selia, Rs100 on tea and Rs30 on tetra pack milk.

The consumers will get Rs 100 relief on 800 grams of tea, Rs 50 relief on Baisen (Chakki) and dates. The price per liter tetra pack of milk has been reduced by Rs 30.

Price of pulses and rice has also been reduced by Rs 25 per kg.

The price of sugar per kg for BISP customers remains at Rs.109.

The BISP customers will get ghee per kg at Rs 365, a 10 kg bag of flour at Rs 648.

The Ramadan relief package will be applicable on utility stores from March 5.

Ramadan relief package at utility stores will continue all night.

It is pertinent that the consumers, registered with BISP, can get 20-kilo flour per month, five-kilo sugar, five-kilo ghee, three-kilo rice, and pulses.

In addition to the targeted subsidy, special discounts will also be offered for general consumers.

At least 20 million people registered with Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) whose score on poverty index is PMT-60 or less will be able benefit from the relief package.