March 11, 2024 (MLN): The newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday increased the volume of the Ramadan Relief Package from Rs7.5 billion to Rs12.5bn, according to a recent post by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
In addition to increasing the size of the Ramadan relief package, the Prime Minister has also directed to broaden the scope of the package.
Along with the utility stores and the Benazir Income Support Program, mobile units will also provide food items at low prices under this package in the month of Ramadan.
Initially 1200 mobile points and 300 permanent package relief centers are being established for this purpose.
Apart from the designated places, the trucks will deliver cheap food items to the poor people in different areas.
Location determination will be supported by modern technology GPS and a special video will also be released to guide the use of the mobile App as a digital technology-enabled dashboard is being developed to monitor mobile flour sales.
The details further reveal that the supply of flour will continue during the transfer of mobile units from one location to another.
Under the Benazir Income Support Program, flour, rice, dal, ghee, sugar, syrup, and milk will be provided at a lower price than the market.
A subsidy of Rs77 per kilogram of flour and Rs70 at per kg of ghee is also being provided under this program.
