ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday launched Ramadan Relief Package for four million deserving families across Pakistan including Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
As per details, under the relief package worth Rs20 billion, each deserving family would get Rs 5000, which would be transferred through digital wallets.
“The relief package will cover all the four provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan,” the prime minister said while addressing the launching ceremony in Islamabad.
The relief would be distributed in the first ten days of Ramadan and there will be round-the-clock supervision and monitoring of the distribution, he said.
“This year, an amount of Rs20 billion has been allocated for the purpose. The relief amount last year was Rs7 billion,” the premier added.
Furthermore, PM Shehbaz said that this year people will be spared from the hassle of standing in long queues outside the Utility Stores, as the cash will be transferred in digital wallets.
The prime minister also lauded all the relevant authorities and institutions including ministries, State Bank of Pakistan, NADRA, BISP and tech companies who worked day and night to devise a digital mechanism.
In his remarks on the occasion, Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said a foolproof mechanism would ensure swift transfer of the amount to 4 million deserving families.
Rana added that stalls will be established at the tehsil level during Ramadan for provision of sugar at a subsidized price of Rs 130 kg.
He said Utility Stores will also provide essential commodities to the people on a 15 per cent discount.
Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, in his remarks, said the programme was sanctioned in twenty days in which all the relevant authorities played a significant part, enabling them to launch the initiative in the holy month.
