{"id":78060,"date":"2025-06-19T21:17:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=78060"},"modified":"2025-07-20T11:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T06:57:12","slug":"punjab-cm-maryam-to-establish-100-sahulat-bazars-across-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-cm-maryam-to-establish-100-sahulat-bazars-across-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab CM Maryam to establish 100 Sahulat Bazars across province"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: In a groundbreaking move, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif<\/a> has announced <\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>launch<\/span>\u00a0of 100 new Sahulat Bazaars\u00a0<\/span>throughout<\/span> the province<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>fight<\/span>\u00a0inflation,\u00a0<\/span>stabilize<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prices<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>offer<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>relief on a\u00a0<\/span>year-round\u00a0<\/span>basis<\/span>\u00a0to millions of\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Special Chief Minister<\/span>‘<\/span>s Initiative in the FY 2025\u201326 Budget, the\u00a0<\/span>scheme<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bears<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>whopping<\/span>\u00a0Rs. 10 billion\u00a0<\/span>investment<\/span>, making it one of the largest\u00a0<\/span>public welfare\u00a0<\/span>schemes<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>targeted\u00a0<\/span>in Punjab<\/span>‘<\/span>s history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spurning<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>antiquated<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wastage<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>billions\u00a0<\/span>every<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>fleeting<\/span> Ramzan Bazaars, this effort formalizes permanent, specially <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>constructed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>centers\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>each<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Punjab\u00a0<\/span>tehsil<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>providing<\/span>\u00a0daily-use\u00a0<\/span>items<\/span>\u00a0at officially notified\u00a0<\/span>prices,<\/span> clean, regulated, respectable <\/span>marketplaces for the <\/span>daily<\/span>\u00a0public\u00a0<\/span>good<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Sahulat Bazaars<\/a> will\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>year-round anchors of relief, not\u00a0<\/span>periodic<\/span>\u00a0handouts.<\/span><\/p>\n

13 Sahulat Bazaars\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0already\u00a0<\/span>under construction<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0Jaranwala, Pattoki, Sharaqpur, Muzaffargarh, Okara, Khanewal, Narowal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Chunian, Wazirabad, Bhalwal, Noshehra Virkan, Jalalpur (Multan), and Burewala. Rs. 3.4 billion\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0already been\u00a0<\/span>disbursed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0these\u00a0<\/span>locations<\/span>, which\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>running<\/span>\u00a0by August 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

Innovative\u00a0add-ons<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as “<\/span>Sahulat On the Go<\/span>“<\/span>\u00a0are also\u00a0<\/span>transforming<\/span>\u00a0urban\u00a0<\/span>access<\/span>, with mobile markets <\/span>rolled<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>across 15\u00a0<\/span>Lahore\u00a0<\/span>hotspots<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>making<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>government-priced essentials\u00a0<\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span>while\u00a0<\/span>preventing<\/span>\u00a0illegal encroachments and\u00a0<\/span>off-the-books<\/span>\u00a0profiteering.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Supportive<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>measures<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>include free home delivery services, Sahulat Stalls\u00a0<\/span>providing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prices\u00a0<\/span>below<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>notification<\/span>, full solarization of <\/span>functioning<\/span>\u00a0bazaars, and\u00a0<\/span>upgradation of 36 existing facilities across Punjab.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heading PSBA, Naveed Rafaqat Ahmad\u00a0confirmed<\/span>\u00a0that the Government of Punjab has\u00a0<\/span>placed<\/span> this project with unprecedented <\/span>priority<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“As<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>part<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif<\/span>‘s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vision\u00a0<\/span>and under the <\/span>direct supervision of Chairperson Afzal Khokhar, MNA, all 100 Sahulat Bazaars will\u00a0<\/span>become<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>operational<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>advance of\u00a0<\/span>Ramazan.\u00a0<\/span>Division-wise execution plan\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0already\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>place<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span> the\u00a0<\/span>ground\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>commence<\/span>\u00a0immediately\u00a0<\/span>after<\/span>\u00a0land\u00a0<\/span>allotment,”<\/span>\u00a0he\u00a0<\/span>asserted<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

To\u00a0speed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>up\u00a0<\/span>implementation, Secretary PC&CMD, Dr. Ehsan Bhutta,\u00a0<\/span>held<\/span>\u00a0a high-level meeting on the Chief Minister<\/span>‘<\/span>s Special Initiatives,\u00a0<\/span>imposing<\/span>\u00a0strict\u00a0<\/span>timelines<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>submission of concept papers to the Planning & Development Board to\u00a0<\/span>facilitate<\/span>\u00a0early release of development funds. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Bhutta has also personally\u00a0<\/span>contacted<\/span> the\u00a0<\/span>Commissioners\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0Punjab,\u00a0<\/span>authorizing<\/span> the\u00a0<\/span>speedy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>identification and allocation\u00a0<\/span>of land\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>eliminate<\/span>\u00a0all\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>impediments\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>facilitate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>quick<\/span>\u00a0ground mobilization.<\/span><\/p>\n

Established<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>legislatively<\/span>, the Punjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority (PSBA), <\/span>previously<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>known as\u00a0<\/span>the Punjab Model Bazaars Management Company, is now <\/span>fully<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>operational\u00a0<\/span>as a\u00a0<\/span>sovereign<\/span>, law-<\/span>supported<\/span>\u00a0public\u00a0<\/span>entity<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Under<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the firm stewardship of\u00a0<\/span>CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif<\/span>, Chairperson Afzal Khokhar<\/span>‘<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>guidance<\/span>, and effective implementation <\/span>by PSBA, this\u00a0<\/span>project<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>turning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>point<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>the delivery of\u00a0<\/span>public service<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 100 Sahulat Bazaars\u00a0shall<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not only\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0relief\u00a0<\/span>centers<\/span>\u00a0but\u00a0<\/span>pillars<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of structural\u00a0<\/span>change<\/span>, people-<\/span>centered<\/span> governance, and a future where\u00a0<\/span>necessities<\/span>\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span>within reach<\/span>, affordable, and delivered with dignity, every <\/span>day of the year.
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LAHORE: In a groundbreaking move, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced the\u00a0launch\u00a0of 100 new Sahulat Bazaars\u00a0throughout the province\u00a0to\u00a0fight\u00a0inflation,\u00a0stabilize\u00a0prices, and\u00a0offer\u00a0relief on a\u00a0year-round\u00a0basis\u00a0to millions of\u00a0people. A Special Chief Minister‘s Initiative in the FY 2025\u201326 Budget, the\u00a0scheme\u00a0bears\u00a0a\u00a0whopping\u00a0Rs. 10 billion\u00a0investment, making it one of the largest\u00a0public welfare\u00a0schemes\u00a0targeted\u00a0in Punjab‘s history. Spurning\u00a0the\u00a0antiquated\u00a0wastage\u00a0of\u00a0billions\u00a0every\u00a0year\u00a0on\u00a0fleeting Ramzan Bazaars, this effort formalizes permanent, specially […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":63966,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22118,29593,29592],"class_list":["post-78060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-chief-minister-maryam-nawaz-sharif","tag-cm-maryam-sahulat-bazar","tag-sahulat-bazaar-in-punjab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78060","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=78060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80927,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78060\/revisions\/80927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}