In a step to provide relief to daily wagers andthe needy people amid coronavirus lockdown, Sindh Minister for EnergyImtiaz Ahmed Shaikh on Thursday said that the government will provideration to them at their door step.
Talking to journalists, ImtiazShaikh said that the decision was takenin a meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. He maintained that the ration will be distributed among the people withthe help of assistant commissioners and the representatives of the UCsfrom Friday (tomorrow). The minister said that the deputy commissioners have been directed inthis regard.On March 26, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah hadreleased Rs580 million for ration distribution among poor people whoselivelihood had been affected due to the government’s lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic.
As per details, CM Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah had released Rs580 millionto carry out relief work across the province in view of coronavirusemergency 32. It is to note Sindh governmenthas decided to provide two million ration bags to the needy people of the coronavirus-hit province where at least 245 have tested positive so far.
The decision to distribute ration bags, with the help of Corps-5, Rangers, and NGOs, was made during a high-level meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at the Chief Minister House a week ago. It is aimed at ensuring continued access to square meals for the needy.
