Ramazan Nigehban Package Committee for Rawalpindi District Chairman, Bilal Yamin Satti, announced that the data of around 49,000 individuals could not be validated for the Ramazan assistance package, while the data of 115,000 people has been confirmed as accurate.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, he said that the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) provided the district administration of Rawalpindi with a data list of 164,000 eligible households, out of these, 115,000 households' data was verified to be correct.
The second session of the Ramazan Nigehban Package was organised from which over 45,000 people benefitted on Wednesday.
The official said that a new database system was being created. On March 6, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz took an oath and directed officials concerned to work round-the-clock to provide facilities to the masses.
Satti said that the shortcomings of the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) will be rectified.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 14th, 2024.
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