The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a Ramazan relief package, providing Rs10,000 in cash assistance to 5,000 families in each provincial constituency. Additionally, a dedicated cell will be established in the Chief Minister Secretariat to regulate the prices of essential commodities and curb hoarding and profiteering.
The announcement was made by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur while chairing the 22nd Cabinet meeting on Friday. The meeting was attended by ministers, advisors, special assistants, additional chief secretaries, the senior member of the Board of Revenue, and administrative secretaries.
The CM directed cabinet members to maintain close contact with the public at the grassroots level to prevent any exploitation during the holy month of Ramazan. He also instructed all MPAs to assist in compiling lists of deserving families eligible for the cash assistance program.
Furthermore, the chief minister urged his cabinet members to visit all corners of the province, interact with the public, and incorporate their feedback into proposals for the Annual Development Program.
The cabinet approved the revised PC-1/DCE'S for upgrading the IRNUM PET-CT/Cyclotron Project, enhancing infrastructure and diagnostic facilities for cancer treatment.
Approval was granted for the extension of the 'D-Talk and Insulin for Life' project, supported by a $5 million foreign grant.
This initiative provides free insulin and medicines to diabetic patients, with 85,789 registered beneficiaries across 22 districts through 26 insulin banks/centers.
A proposal to convert the provincial government's MI-17 helicopter into an air ambulance was approved, with an allocated budget of Rs150 million.
The Aviation Wing of the Administration Department will oversee modifications to meet ambulance requirements, with operations managed by Rescue 1122.
The cabinet approved the exemption of humanitarian cargo by the World Food Program, facilitating international shipments through Torkham for transit trade with Afghanistan.
The infrastructure development cess for transit trade with Afghanistan was reduced to one percent of the value of goods imported into the province.
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