CM Punjab Usman Buzdar approves Insaf Imdad Package amid virus crisis
Chief minister directs provincial admin to ensure early launch of plan to disburse aid among needy families
March 31, 2020
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar presided over a meeting at his office in Lahore on Monday in which he approved the Chief Minister’s Insaf Imdad Package worth Rs10 billion, The News reported.
On this occasion, the CM directed those concerned to ensure early launch of the package for distribution of financial aid among the needy families through a foolproof mechanism.
A sum of Rs4,000 will be given to 2.5 million deserving families under the plan. Buzdar said that financial grant under Chief Minister Punjab Insaf Imdad Package would be in addition to the relief package of the federal government to facilitate the daily-wagers amid a health crisis.
Giving details of the package, CM Buzdar said that the applications for the plan would be received online and after the verification process, the money would be transferred online to those deserving of it.
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He directed that the application form be simplified and only the necessary information, like names, CNICs and mobile phone numbers of the applicants, be collected.
The Punjab government has taken unprecedented steps for dealing with coronavirus and the underprivileged families will not be left alone in the crisis, he assured those gathered at the meeting.
Originally published in The News
