{"id":64467,"date":"2025-02-03T15:47:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=64467"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:47:57","slug":"utility-stores-corporation-records-17-increase-despite-lack-of-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/utility-stores-corporation-records-17-increase-despite-lack-of-subsidies\/","title":{"rendered":"Utility Stores Corporation records 17% increase despite lack of subsidies"},"content":{"rendered":"

KARACHI: Despite the <\/span>unavailability<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>governmental<\/span>\u00a0subsidies,\u00a0<\/span>monthly sales at\u00a0<\/span>the Utility Stores Corporation<\/a> have increased immensely <\/span>across<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>whole<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with a 17%\u00a0<\/span>increase<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0January compared to December.<\/span><\/p>\n

Its<\/span>\u00a0total sales\u00a0<\/span>figure\u00a0<\/span>for January 2025\u00a0<\/span>amounts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>Rs1.80 billion, up\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0Rs1.53 billion\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0December. The Peshawar Zone led the way with the highest sales<\/a> of Rs359 million, followed closely by the Faisalabad Zone at Rs348 million and the Islamabad Zone at Rs279 million. <\/span><\/p>\n

Other notable zones\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0Lahore<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0with Rs244 million<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0Abbottabad<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0with Rs213 million<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0and Multan<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>stood at\u00a0<\/span>Rs178 million in <\/span>sales for January 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>sales<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for Karachi Zone<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hand,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>remained<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>quite<\/span>\u00a0low<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>standing\u00a0<\/span>at Rs87 million<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the Sukkur Zone\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0Rs58 million<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span>lowest<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sales<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Quetta,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Rs33 million.<\/p>\n

Interestingly,\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sales\u00a0<\/span>increase\u00a0<\/span>happens<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at a time when the federal cabinet has decided to shut down the operations of the Utility Stores Corporation across Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

A seven-member committee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>headed<\/span>\u00a0by the federal minister for Industry and Production<\/span>\u00a0has been formed to oversee the process. The committee will\u00a0<\/span>evaluate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>feasibility<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>placing\u00a0<\/span>the corporation’s employees\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span> a surplus pool and further <\/span>consider<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the <\/span>possibility of merging them into\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>positions within\u00a0<\/span>government\u00a0<\/span>agencies<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, a coordination strategy with the Benazir Income Support Programme\u00a0<\/span>will be\u00a0<\/span>formulated<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for the timely<\/span> distribution<\/span> of Ramadan packages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notably,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the Utility Stores Corporation has a legacy of supplying the common man with staple items at discounted rates and <\/span>boasts<\/span>\u00a05,939\u00a0<\/span>outlets\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>every nook and corner of\u00a0<\/span>the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

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KARACHI: Despite the unavailability\u00a0of\u00a0governmental\u00a0subsidies,\u00a0monthly sales at\u00a0the Utility Stores Corporation have increased immensely across\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0whole\u00a0with a 17%\u00a0increase\u00a0for\u00a0January compared to December. Its\u00a0total sales\u00a0figure\u00a0for January 2025\u00a0amounts\u00a0to\u00a0Rs1.80 billion, up\u00a0by\u00a0Rs1.53 billion\u00a0during\u00a0December. The Peshawar Zone led the way with the highest sales of Rs359 million, followed closely by the Faisalabad Zone at Rs348 million and the Islamabad Zone at Rs279 million. Other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":47460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10810,26277,12900],"class_list":["post-64467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-benazir-income-support-programme","tag-ramazan-packages","tag-utility-stores-corporation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64468,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64467\/revisions\/64468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}