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LAHORE, Oct 20 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday announced a historic package worth Rs.100 billion for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people across the province.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Flood Victims Rehabilitation Programme 2025 in Depalpur, the CM said that free transport would also be provided to facilitate flood victims in accessing relief funds across Punjab, said a handout issued here.
The CM said that every single penny from the allocated package would be spent exclusively on flood victims, adding that the provincial treasury was a sacred public trust to be used solely for the welfare of the people. She said that the Punjab government had launched a fully transparent, self-funded rescue and relief operation without seeking any international aid. Highlighting the government’s field efforts, she said that she and her cabinet members remained with the flood-affected families for several weeks during the recent crisis, personally monitoring rescue and rehabilitation activities.
The CM informed that over 1,700 teams comprising personnel from the Pakistan Army, and the revenue, livestock, and agriculture departments had been conducting door-to-door surveys, with over 70 percent already completed. She said that relief disbursements had begun even before the survey’s completion, adding that 2.5 million people were relocated to safe areas, over 1.2 million individuals received medical treatment through 100 field hospitals, and livestock vaccinations were carried out across all affected regions.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that no corruption or mismanagement would be tolerated in the flood relief process, and a robust verification system had been introduced to ensure that assistance reached only genuine victims. She said that Rs.100 billion had been allocated for rehabilitation efforts, flood relief camps were established at 75 locations providing food, shelter, and assistance, while over 71,000 bank accounts had been opened for direct disbursement of funds. The first phase, she noted, covered 15 districts where relief was already underway.
Highlighting broader development initiatives, the CM said that electric buses were being introduced in major cities with fares as low as Rs.20 to promote sustainable and inclusive mobility. She assured that no flood camp would be closed until every affected family received their due compensation, stating, “The loss suffered by each flood-affected family is being compensated. I made a promise to rebuild their lives, and today I am fulfilling that promise.”
Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for his guidance and paid tribute to former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for instilling leadership and public service values in her.
Reaffirming her vision of equitable progress, she said, “Whether big cities or small towns, every area of Punjab deserves equal resources and opportunities. Every family in Punjab is as important to me as my own.” She concluded, “As long as I am the Chief Minister, no one will dare look at the people of Punjab with a sinister eye. I am happier than the flood victims themselves when I see relief reaching them without discrimination. Pray for even more resources, every rupee will go to rebuilding the lives of our people. Maryam Nawaz is everyone’s Chief Minister and everyone’s daughter.”