Hampers’ delivery by Ramazan 10

They contain essential commodities for all deserving people in Punjab

LAHORE:

The Ramazan Nigehban hampers containing essential commodities will reach the doorsteps of all deserving people in Punjab by the 10th of the holy month, Chief Minister Marya Nawaz Sharif announced on Sunday.

The chief minister paid a surprise visit to the Model Ramazan Bazaar Control Room in Poonch House in order to review the monitoring mechanism for the markets.

She observed both the district and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) dashboards developed for the purpose, besides reviewing the Qeemat App dashboard.

The chief minister was briefed by the authorities concerned about the data displayed on the dashboards. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz stressed the importance of effective monitoring of the delivery of the Ramazan Nigehban hampers at beneficiaries’ doorsteps.

“I will not tolerate any obstruction or neglect in this regard,” she warned on the occasion.

The chief minister announced that district score cards would be developed on the basis of the performance of local administrations in the delivery of the hampers to the beneficiaries and the handling of related issues.

She warned that marks would be deducted from the score for the violation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set for the relief package.

”By the 10th of Ramazan, the Ramazan Nigehban hampers will reach all the needy,” she asserted.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed the authorities concerned to also include information about the home delivery of the packages in the dashboard.

Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, Industries Secretary Ehsan Bhutta and Director General Asif Ali Farrukh were present on the occasion.

Meanwhile, Lahore Division Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa revealed that 117,781 eligible individuals in the division had been provided the food hampers under the Ramazan Nigehban package on their doorsteps.

He was presiding over a meeting to reviewed the distribution of food hampers and establishment of agricultural fair price shops in model bazaars across Lahore.

He said the relief hampers' delivery under the package at the doorsteps of beneficiaries would continue till the 10th of Ramazan.

The daily target for all districts had been set and a zero tolerance policy would be adopted for their achievement.

The Lahore administration aims to reach a daily target of 25,000 to 30,000 doorstep deliveries, Sheikhupura 10,000 to 15,000, Kasur 10,000 and Nankana Sahib 5,000 to 10,000.

The commissioner said that the Ramazan package had been delivered to 75,000 eligible individuals in Lahore so far. It was shared during a briefing that for verification of data, Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) numbers had been obtained along with addresses of households.

The commissioner announced that the package delivery would cover over a million people in the division. He emphasised activation of agricultural fair price shops in all model bazaars across the division from Monday. The shops will be set up in 10 model bazaars in Lahore.

Deputy Commissioner Rafia Haider of Lahore, Muhammad Arshad of Nankana Sahib, Arshad Bhatti of Kasur and Dr Waqar Khan of Sheikhupura participated in the session via video-link.

With additional input from APP

 

Published in The Express Tribune, March 11^th, 2024.