Spokesman of the Sindh government Murtaza Wahab has said that the citizens have contributed an amount of Rs 74 million in the provincial coronavirus fund.
In a video message issued released on Tuesday, Murtaza Wahab said that the government has decided to public details of the funds in order to ensure transparency in its use.
“All details of the fund have been uploaded on the website of Sindh finance department,” he said adding that it shows the details of the amount received and the expenditure incurred.
The spokesman said that Sindh government has earmarked Rs 3 billion for the coronavirus fund. “We are thankful to the philanthropists and all those who donated in the fund,” he said.
It is pertinent to mention here that Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday confirmed that 16 more people have recovered from the COVID-19 in Karachi.
The CM had announced a Rs 3 billion fund for coronavirus affectees on March 17, saying that various officials of the Sindh government and PPP MPAs will donate their salaries to it.
The announcement was made by Sindh government representative Senator Murtaza Wahab on Twitter.
Officers of Sindh government’s Grade 21 will donate half of their salaries to the fund while officers of Grade 17-20 will donate 10 % of their salaries. It was also announced that officers of Grade 1-16 will donate 5% of their salaries to the fund.
The fund is operated by five people; three from the government sector and two from the private one. The chief minister had decided to transfer Rs1 billion from the relief fund into the coronavirus relief fund.
