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KARACHI: The Sindh authorities has finalised the plan for ration distribution amongst daily-wage staff and the needy, who’ve been severely affected by the province-wide lockdown that has been enforced since Monday. The day by day disbursement of ration luggage among the many needy is to start this night (Saturday).
As introduced earlier, the federal government has appropriated Rs20 million for the aim for every district, in all of which a four-member committee will perform the distribution of rations. The committees, headed by a member of the union councils, embody officers of the income division, union council members and representatives of non-profit organisations as members.
To allow the distribution, the information of needy individuals and daily-wage staff has been compiled for every district.
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Earlier, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had ordered a committee, headed by Sindh Power Minister Imtiaz Shaikh, to plot a mechanism for ration distribution throughout the lockdown.
Throughout a committee assembly on Friday, Shaikh mentioned that the CM’s directives pertaining to ration distribution are to be duly abided by the related officers and workers in order that they may be certain that help reached the deserving ones throughout these difficult occasions.
“The government will not leave the poor helpless in this situation… and more funds will be released if the need arises,” he assured.
Instructing the related officers to make all-out efforts to assist the needy, he mentioned, “No poor [person] should sleep on an empty stomach.”
The federal government has additionally elevated the quantity of dwelling allowance, from zakat funds, to Rs6,000 per individual.
Revealed in The Categorical Tribune, March 28th, 2020.
