FAISALABAD, Feb 28 (APP): Vice President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) Engr Asim Munir said that focus of zakat and pro-poor policies should be to equip marginalized youth with technical and vocational skills enabling them to get rid of poverty.
Talking to Divisional Zakat Officer Muhammad Afzal Saleem and District Zakat Officer Muhammad Habib during a meeting in his office, he said that Zakat and Ushr Department is extending sustenance to the hundreds of needy widows, old and crippled persons.
No doubt they need regular financial help but a major chunk of the zakat fund may also be earmarked for the technical education of youth belonging to poor families, he added.
He appreciated the digitalization of the collection and distribution of zakat and said that it has preserved the self respect of the poor who directly receive the charity in their official accounts or wallets.
He demanded that the business community of the area may also be included in the concerned zakat committee for the identification of needy persons.
He assured that the message of zakat and ushr department would be uploaded on FCCI website motivating the business community to donate maximum zakat in this fund.