Bashir Ahmad Rehmani Hafizabad
The Punjab government has given Ramazan Package of Rs. 64 billion for providing relief to poor and under poverty line people in the Province during Holy Month of Ramazan which is a poor friendly and historic steps of the Punjab government.
This was stated by the Caretaker Provincial Minister for Education Punjab, Mansoor Qadir while visiting free flour distributing points and talking to mediamen at Hafizabad, on Wednesday. DC Umer Farooq Warraich, DPO Dr. Fahad Ahmad and other officers were also accompanied by him. He visited flour distribution points setup at sports gymnasium and high school No.1 and reviewed different arrangements at the points.
He said that government was decided to give free of cost flour during the Holy Month of Ramazan instead of giving subsidy in the first time in the history while three bags of 10 kg would be distributed among each family till 25, Ramazan. He directed the staff of distribution points to behave with the people patently and politely and to provide assistance about registration problems and guide them with the passion of serving the huminity.
While giving briefing to the Minister, DC told that more than five lakh and twenty thousand bags of 10 kg flour would be distributed among one lakh and seventy five thousand registered families in the district during the Holy Month of Ramazan and 15 distribution points were established in the district for this purpose.
The Minister expressed his satisfaction over distribution of flour in the district in peaceful atmosphere. Meanwhile Pakistan Day also celebrated in the district Hafizabad, on Thursday.
