Punjab

Ombudsman orders Rs14.137 million relief

Spokesman says Ombudsperson's Office received applications for provision of financial relief on various grounds

APP July 31, 2023

The reform commission believes the withholding tax on cash withdrawal and banking transactions will provide actionable information about non-filers of tax returns. Photo: file

LAHORE:

The Punjab Ombudsman has ordered provision of cumulative financial relief of Rs14.137 million to applicants hailing from various districts.

In a statement issued on Sunday, a spokesman said the Ombudsman's Office had received applications for provision of financial relief, death grant, talent scholarships, outstanding dues and resolution of employment-related issues, including non-payment of pension, leave encashment, GP fund matters, and creation of an OSD post, among others.

The Ombudsman provided justice to Rana Muhammad Ali by ordering his son's appointment as a junior clerk in BPS-11 at the Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) in Okara.

Similarly, the School Education Department was directed to appoint Abrara Saadia from Toba Tek Singh and Shahnaz Bibi's son from Bahawalnagar as Naib Qasid under Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974.

Moreover, the Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Fund Board was directed to release an educational stipend of Rs22,000 to Atta-ul-Haq Bhatti's daughter from Okara, Rs32,000 to Gulshan Parveen's son from Talagang, and monthly grant arrears amounting to Rs187,000 to Rao Muhammad Anwar from Bhakkar.

Additionally, Tariq Nazir from Chakwal received a farewell grant of Rs95,750 on the directions of the ombudsman, the spokesman added.

In another development, the Workers Welfare Board disbursed a death grant of Rs600,000 to a complainant, Saima Razzaq, after the Ombudsman’s Office got involved.

Furthermore, the ombudsman’s office successfully ensured the release of petrol bills worth Rs130,010 to a petrol station in Narowal, the spokesman added.

Also, the office's intervention led to the availability of clean drinking water from the newly-installed tube-well in the Jinnah Park locality of Rahim Yar Khan, benefiting the local population.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 31^st, 2023.