Ramazan ration bags delivered

The delivery of ration bags to peoples’ doorsteps has begun across the Multan division under the Punjab government's Nigehban Ramzan Package. In a statement issued on Sunday, Commissioner Multan Maryam Khan said that the ration bags would be delivered to over 900,000 people across the division and that the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has been tasked with checking the quality of all food items.

The QR code on all ration bags will be matched with the recipient’s identity card and given to the relevant person. The verification of beneficiaries has been completed through Benazir Income Support Programme and using NADRA data. Beneficiaries could contact the Assistant Commissioner's office in case of any problems.

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The Commissioner further informed that the ration bags included 10 kilogrammes of flour, 2 kilogrammes of sugar, 2 kilogrammes of flour, 2 kilogrammes and 2 kilogrammes of rice.

As many as 337,138 people in Multan district, 216,765 in Khanewal, 234,169 in Wahari and 136,840 people in Lodhran will be able to benefit from the scheme. Maryam Khan stated that all records will be compiled in the Assistant Commissioner's office.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 4^th, 2024.