Govt approves Rs7.5bn Ramazan package
Pakistan
The general stores will be set for general users
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The interim federal government has approved Rs7.5 billion Ramazan package.
The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has started preparing for the relief package.
Around 19 food items will be subsidised which include flour, ghee, sugar, cooking oil, rice, pulses, dates, grams, milik, beverages and spices.
Families registered with the BISP will benefit from the Ramazan package whose score on poverty index is PTM-60 or less.
The USC spokesperson said those who were not registered were directed to contact the BISP nearby office for registration.
The general stores would be set up for others, he added.