The Sindh government claimed to have utilised Rs285 million from the Coronavirus Emergency Fund it has established under the chief secretary.
This was emerged in a meeting of the committee of the fund held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah at New Secretariat.
The committee members, Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi, Dr Abdul bari CEO of Indus Hospital, Faisal Edhi of Edhi Foundation and Mushtaq Chhapra, a philanthropist attended the meeting.
The meeting approved an amount of Rs285 million utilised for establishment of Field Hospital Expo Centre Karachi. The committee also approved another amount of Rs5.5 million for purchase of kits and necessary equipments for the testing and treatment of Corona patients.
The meeting was told that till last week Rs3.551 billion have been generated, including Rs2.87 billion donated by government entities and Rs68.44 million by private entities and people. The donations are pouring in the fund everyday.
It may be noted that Government of Sindh had established Coronavirus Emergency Fund. Under the TOR of the committee it shall roll-out different measures for the rehabilitation, long term welfare and financial well-being of the Coronavirus affected persons and their families.
The chief secretary said that each and every penny of the fund would be spent on the recommendation of the committee and the utilisation of the funds would be audited by leading auditors.