The provincial cabinet in its over five-hour lengthy session decided to start wheat procurement from March 15 at a rate of Rs4000 per 40 kg, approved Rs58.7 billion for relief work, enhanced the scope of the Rapid Response Force and created Crowd management unit to respond during violent public disorder.
The cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here at CM House and was attended by provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, Chairman P&D Hassan Naqvi, PSCM Fayaz Jatoi, and other concerned officers.
CM Advisor on Law Murtaza Wahab, just after the cabinet meeting, briefed the media about the [cabinet] decisions.
At the outset, the cabinet condemned the terrorist attack in Peshawar that claimed over 82 innocent lives and vowed to eradicate terrorists and their facilitators from our ranks and also expressed solidarity with the people of Turkey where southern areas have been hit by a deadly earthquake.
The cabinet appreciated Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah’s visit to Peshawar where he visited the blast site and the hospital to give consolation to the injured. The cabinet also endorsed the chief minister’s announcement of Rs1 million compensa tion for the families of the person killed in the blast and Rs500,000 for the injured.
The cabinet also decided to dispatch 100,000 blankets to Turkey for earthquake-affected people.
Funds approved for Relief: The general Administration department told the cabinet that during the floods and unprecedented rains, Rs58.7 billion were released, including Rs27,648.452 million for relief and rehabilitation, Rs8,390 million for a subsidy to farmers on Rabi Crop 2022-23, Rs1000 million for provision of fodder, Rs14,150.3 million for the repair of Irrigation works, Rs3,628.63 million for the survey or damages and related works, Rs3925.952 million for KMC and DMCs to repair bus routes and other works and Rs985.405 million for purchase of medicines.
