Govt sets deadline to close Utility Stores Corporation
- 01-Jul-2025
The federal government of Pakistan has reportedly finalised plans to close down the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), setting 31st July as the official deadline, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move comes on the directive of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following a high-level meeting held on 28th June. As part of the closure […]
USC proposes historic PM relief package for FY 24-25
- 27-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has proposed the largest Prime Minister package in the Pakistan’s history for the upcoming financial year, seeking Rs 85 billion in the budget, ARY News reported on Monday, citing well informed sources. Sources close to the development disclosed that the USC has proposed Rs 12 billion for the Prime […]
USC hikes rice, pulses prices
- 10-Aug-2023
ISLAMABAD: The prices of rice and pulses have been hiked at the outlets of the state-owned Utility Stores Corporation (USC) by up to Rs20 per kilogram, ARY News reported on Thursday. The prices of pulses including Daal Channa, Masoor and White Channa were increased by Rs20 per kilogram at the USC outlets across the country. […]
ECC okays continuation of PM’s relief package on five essential items
- 08-Aug-2023
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of Cabinet (ECC) has approved the continuation of the Prime Minister’s Relief Package for five essential items on subsidized rates through Utility Stores Corporation from this August to 30th June next year. The approval was given at a meeting of the ECC held in Islamabad today, with Finance Minister Senator […]
USC reduces prices of ghee across country
- 06-Jun-2023
ISLAMABAD: The state-owned Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has reduced the prices of subsidized oil provided under the Prime Minister’s Relief Package by Rs 80 per kg across the country, ARY News reported. According to USC Spokesperson, the subsidized ghee, which was earlier being sold at 490 rupees per kg, would now be available at Rs […]
USC reduces prices of cooking oil, ghee
- 25-May-2023
The state-owned Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has decreased the prices of cooking oil and ghee for providing relief to the inflation-hit nationals, ARY News reported on Thursday. The revised prices of different brands of cooking oil and ghee were taken into effect immediately by the state-owned Utility Stores Corporation (USC). The spokesperson said Rs69 per […]
Utility Stores abolish OTP system; only CNIC required for subsidies
- 05-Jan-2023
ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the difficulties and problems faced by the consumers, the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) temporarily abolished one-time password (OTP) system used to avail targeted subsidies on basic food items, ARY News reported on Thursday. According to details, the USC administration abolished one-time password (OTP) system temporarily following a technical fault in the […]
USC jacks up prices of sugar, flour, ghee
- 01-Jan-2023
ISLAMABAD: Despite the Prime Minister’s relief package, the government-run utility store corporation (USC) has jacked up the prices of sugar, flour and ghee and other food items, ARY News reported on Sunday. According to the notification issued here, the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) have increased the price of sugar by Rs19 per kg, ghee by […]
USC purchases 50,000 metric tons of sugar under PM’s package
- 27-Jul-2022
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has purchased 50,000 metric tons of sugar under Prime Minister’s (PM) package, citing sources, ARY News reported on Wednesday. The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) purchased 50,000 metric tons of sugar under PM’s package at the price of Rs78 per kilogram, sources told ARY News. After overall expenditures, the new stock of […]
PM Imran Khan to inaugurate digitization of USC
- 08-Nov-2021
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtiar on Monday chaired the meeting on the progress of the digitalization and automation program of Utility Stores Corporation (USC) under the Digital Pakistan Initiative. Managing Director USC briefed the minister on the digitalization program of USC, supply chain, warehousing, financials, deployment of POS, human resources, and […]