Karachi:The Sindh Cabinet has announced a reduction in the release price of wheat from 5,000 rupees to 4,500 rupees per 40 kilograms.

According to Radio Pakistan, the decision was made during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi.

The cabinet also set the 15th of the current month as the commencement date for the sugarcane crushing season. Additionally, it approved an extra grant of over 502 million rupees for five Public Health Engineering and Rural Development Department projects in Jamshoro for the ongoing financial year.

Furthermore, the cabinet declared a public holiday on Monday for the Hindu community to celebrate the occasion of Diwali.