Islamabad : Utility Stores Corporation, while clarifying the news published in some sections of the media, said that Utility Stores Corporation ensures procurement of items through open tender as per the rules of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority and regularly paid all taxes on all items sales.
According to news, few items available in utility stores are expensive than open market which is contrary to reality.
Because the items available at Utility Stores Corporation are packaged, standard and of high quality, while the open market prices mentioned in the news are of the lowest quality and average.
At present, prices of pulses, white gram, sugar, flour, rice and other commodities available at utility stores are very low and of high quality as compared to the general market. Therefore, all consumers can visit utility stores for shopping without any hassles and get quality savings.