Lahore, January 21, 2023 (PPI-OT):Doctor Sania Nishtar Head of Punjab Ehsaas Programme met with the Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at CM office in which Doctor Sania Nishtar gave him a briefing about financial assistance Ehsaas Rashan Programme for the deserving families and also apprised him about the progress being made on the rehabilitation and settlement programme of the flood-affectees. CM while acknowledging the services of Doctor Sania Nishtar for helping the deserving persons stated that an exemplary work for the rehabilitation of flood-affectees has been done through Punjab Ehsaas Programme. CM highlighted that technology aid was taken in order to obtain data of the flood-affectees adding that the help of flood-affectees should continue in future as well.
CM maintained that this programme has never been closed in any tenure in view of paramount significance of Ehsaas Programme and hoped that the Ehsaas Programme and rehabilitation of flood-affectees will continue in future as well. CM highlighted that helping the flood-affectees is a noble gesture and there is no precedent in the past with regard to transparent utilisation of funds. CM apprised that the Punjab government allocated funds worth rupees one billion for the flood-affectees of Sindh. CM revealed that rupees one billion will be disbursed to the Sindh government on receiving an authentic data but the Sindh government did not provide any data of the flood-affectees.
CM censured that the Sindh government did not even reply to a letter being sent by the Punjab government for formally providing it rupees one billion for the flood-affectees. CM outlined that the Punjab government wants to disburse rupees one billion for the flood-affectees of Sindh according to the direction of Imran Khan. CM maintained that helping the flood-affectees is a welfare work and non-cooperation of the Sindh government is incomprehensible. CM informed that the Punjab government and concerned departments contacted the Sindh government in every possible manner in this regard.
CM vowed that Punjab province will fulfil its commitment to help their flood-affected Sindhi brothers and sisters. . CM censured that the Federal government did not pay even a single penny to the Punjab government for helping the flood-affectees in their rehabilitation and settlement.
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