Federal cabinet approves launch of "National Poverty Graduation Program"
Last updated on: 06 December,2018 11:24 pm
Negative propaganda is being spread against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal cabinet in its meeting on Thursday approved restoration of gas supply to six important industries and increasing number of judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Addressing a press conference after federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Thursday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Media Iftikhar Durrani said that most of the decisions taken during 15 meetings of the federal cabinet have been implemented.
Durrani said that the cabinet approved the Economic Coordination Committee s (ECC) decision of exporting 1.1 million tons sugar, adding that subsidy of Rs25.5 billion on gas to zero rated industry in Punjab was also approved for facilitating the export sector.
The special assistant said it was also decided that an agreement against money laundering will also be signed with Canada.
“A negative propaganda is being spread against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive,” he said and added the campaign is aimed at retrieving the state land from the land mafia.
He said the land worth billions of rupees recovered in Islamabad will be used for better purposes.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar said that the government has decided to start program to eradicate poverty from the country, adding that strategy has also been devised to decrease the fiscal deficit by US$7 billion.
Hammad Azhar said that deserving people will be selected from the BISP beneficiaries through a biometric system, and women and disabled persons will be given priority.
The state minister said that federal cabinet approved launch of "National Poverty Graduation Program" to uplift the standard of the poor, adding that Rs8 billion have been allocated for the programme.
He said the needy people will be provided technical equipment to start their small businesses instead of being given cash.