PM hikes Ramazan relief package to Rs12.5bn

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to increase the volume of Ramazan Relief Package along with broadening the scope of the package.

The prime minister directed to deliver the food package to as many poor, needy and deserving people as possible. Initially, 1,200 mobile points and 300 permanent package relief centers are being established for this purpose.

Under the relief package, from the first of Ramazan to the end of Ramazan, food items will be provided at a lower price than the normal market. Apart from the designated places, trucks will deliver cheap food items to poor people in different areas.

Location determination will be supported by modern technology GPS and a special video will also be released to guide the use of mobile App.

A digital technology enabled dashboard is being developed to monitor mobile flour sales. The supply of flour will continue during the transfer of mobile units from one location to another. The distribution of flour will be continuously monitored through mobile and live footage. Under the Benazir Income Support Programme, flour, rice, dal, ghee, sugar, syrup and milk will be provided at a lower price than the market. Subsidy of Rs77 per kilogram on flour and Rs70 per kg on ghee is being provided under this programme.