Bashir Ahmad Rehmani Hafizabad
Distribution of Rashan under Neghban Ramzan Program of Chief Minister of the Punjab Maryam Nawaz worth Rs. 64 billion have been started in district Hafizabad, on Monday. In Hafizabad district, 64 thousand poor people would get benefit from this program.
While reviewing packing and distribution process Rashan, Deputy Commissioner Hafizabad Sundas Irshad has said that on the directions of the Chief Miniter Punjab Maryam Nawaz, under Neghban Ramzan Program Rashan bags of Rashan consisting of ten kg flour, two kg sugar, two kg rice, two kg ghee and two kg gram flour was being given to the masses at their doorsteps first time in the history of the country which is revolutionary and poor friendly steps of the government.
She said that Rashan was being provided to the masses at their doorsteps in respectable manners so that ego of the poor could not be hurt. She said that special teams of revenue staff were constituted for provision of Rashan to the mases at their doorsteps transparently according to criteria set by the Punjab government.
She said that special teams of Punjab Food Authority would be checked quality of edible items on daily basis. Meanwhile Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Engineer Aamir Khattak on Sunday visited Industrial State to monitor the preparation of the ration bags for Negahban Rashan Ramazan package.
The Commissioner said that under the package, the ration packages would be provided to 378,496 families across the division. Engr. Aamir Khattak informed that the distribution of Negahban Rashan Ramadan package of the Punjab Government would be started from March 05.
Ramadan ration package would contain 10 kg flour with two kg each, rice, sugar, ghee and gram flour, he said adding, the Punjab government had taken a significant step towards providing maximum relief to the public amidst rising inflation. For this purpose, the Punjab government had devised a Negahban Rashn program, a Ramazan relief package, he added.
