Roti prices in Lahore have climbed to Rs20 a piece and naan to Rs35 after subsidised flour supplies to tandoors were suspended, according to the United Naan Roti Association. Owners say higher flour and fuel costs make the old notified rates unworkable and warn that staple bread could become dearer still.
Why tandoors say they cannot hold the old rates
The association has refused to sell at government-fixed prices. Its president, Aftab Aslam Gul, said the Food Department previously supplied subsidised flour so tandoors could keep roti at the notified level. That arrangement, he said, is no longer in place.
Gul described a sharp jump in what bakers pay for flour. A 10-kilogram bag earlier cost Rs1,100; a 15-kilogram bag now costs Rs2,350. Those figures are for different bag sizes, but on a simple per-kilo basis they work out to about Rs110 a kilo before versus roughly Rs157 a kilo now. He added that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)—the bottled cooking gas many tandoors use—has also become more expensive, lifting day-to-day running costs.
What owners are asking the government to do
Gul urged the authorities to restore flour and gas at rates tandoors can afford so roti and naan prices can settle. Without that support, he and other owners say, further increases in these everyday staples remain likely.
For households that buy bread from the neighbourhood tandoor rather than baking at home, the new ticket prices are already visible at the counter: Rs20 for a roti and Rs35 for a naan in Lahore.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Lahore mein roti ab 20 rupay aur naan 35 rupay ki ho gayi hai. Pehle sarkari sasti atta tandoor walon ko milti thi, ab woh band hone ki baat ho rahi hai. Atta aur gas dono mehengi hone se dukandaar sarkari rate nahi maan rahe. Ghar walon ko roz ki roti par zyada kharcha pad sakta hai agar yeh mehengai aur barhi.
