ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): In a major step for relief of the lower and middle-income class, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday decided that the federal government would distribute wheat flour among one million residents of Islamabad free of charge during the Holy Ramazan.
The prime minister, chairing a high-level meeting to discuss the measures for reducing the impact of inflation on the lower and middle-income classes, said the government was striving to minimise the difficulties faced by the said income groups.
He also invited the provincial governments of Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to become part of the scheme.
The prime minister instructed the authorities concerned to take advantage of modern technology to ensure transparency in the distribution of free wheat flour.
The meeting was told that as per the prime minister’s directives, a program for supply of free wheat flour in the outskirts of Islamabad during the Holy Ramazan was in final stage that would benefit around 150,000 households in the federal capital.
The prime minister also principally decided to provide petrol for the motorcycle and rickshaws drivers on reduced rates as a program for their relief had been designed. At the meeting, different proposals were put forward regarding the program.
The prime minister directed the relevant officers to finalise and submit the program as the government would take all possible steps to protect the low and middle-income groups against inflation.
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Advisor to Prime Minister Ahad Cheema, State Minister for Petroleum Dr Musaddik Malik and relevant senior officers attended the meeting.
