The Rawalpindi district Zakat office has approved an increase in financial assistance for deserving individuals, raising the monthly subsistence allowance by Rs500 and the dowry fund for underprivileged girls by Rs75,000.
Despite this increase, for the first time in Punjab's history, 10,000 deserving individuals in the Rawalpindi Division will not receive financial aid on Eidul Fitr, dampening their festive celebrations. As a result, the monthly aid for widows and destitute families has been increased from Rs1,500 to Rs2,000, while the dowry fund has been raised from Rs25,000 to Rs100,000.
The district Zakat office and 1,166 local Zakat committees in Rawalpindi have informed beneficiaries that Eid gifts will not be distributed this year.
Many who had been visiting Zakat offices in anticipation of receiving Eid assistance have been left disappointed.
According to the Zakat Committee Administrator, Deputy Commissioner Hassan Waqar Cheema's office, funds amounting to Rs2.4 billion have been allocated for Rawalpindi's deserving families.
However, due to time constraints, it is impossible to distribute the Eid gifts before Eidul Fitr.
Instead, all beneficiaries will receive a lump sum of Rs24,000 per family for the entire year under the newly increased Rs2,000 monthly allowance. The lists of eligible recipients have been finalized, and the distribution of these funds will begin from April 7 to April 14.
Additionally, visually impaired individuals across the district will also receive Rs24,000 annually, disbursed at Rs2,000 per month.
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