KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Thursday presided a high level meeting regarding `Ramzan Package and Subsidy issues' at CM House here.
The meeting was attended by Sindh Finance Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, Sindh Food Minister, Mir Nadir Ali Khan Magsi, Chief Secretary Sindh, Raja Muhammad Abbas, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Syed Sohail Akbar Shah, DIG Police Sindh, Iqbal Mehmood, Secretary Food Sindh, Aftab Memon, Secretary Agriculture, Aijaz Ali Khan, Special Secretary Finance, and other officers of Food Department.
The meeting reviewed the overall situation of assistance to poor people and decided to give Ramazam Package and Subsidy of Rs.2.5 billion, and for the purpose two lac metric tons of wheat will be supplied by Sindh Food Department and the same will be grinded and 10-kg Atta bags will be provided to poorest of the poor people of the province.
The meeting also formed a committee comprising of Food, Agriculture and Finance Department which will finalize the distribution arrangements of Package Atta in the nook and corners of the province.
Chief Minister Sindh directed that the distribution of the Ata be ensured on transparent manner so that he poor people could be benefitted from package.
He emphasized the need to make proper and prompt measures for distribution of package item to the poor people during the Holy month of Ramazan.
Earlier, Sindh Secretary for Food, Aftab Ahmed Memon, in his briefing informed that the Government of Sindh fixed a national target of 1.300 million M. Tons wheat procurement, while the Sindh Food Department achieved the 99% assigned target and has procured 1.291 million M. tons wheat.
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