LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet has approved the Rs 100 billion Ehsaas Ration Discount Program on Sunday.
In a statement on Twitter, the Chairperson Ehsaas Program Dr. Sania Nishtar said that 80 lakh families will benefit from the program. There will be up to 40% discount on flour, dal, ghee or cooking oil under the Ehsaas ration discount program.
She added that registration for consumers and shopkeepers has started from today (Sunday). Families who want to benefit from this program should register by scanning this QR code [mentioned in the tweet].
پنجاب کابینہ نے100ارب روپے کے احساس راشن رعایت پروگرام کی منظوری دےدی ہے! 80لاکھ گھرانے مستفید ہونگے اور آٹے، دال،گھی یا پکانے کے تیل پر40فیصد تک رعایت ہوگی۔آج سے رجسٹریشن کا آغاز ہوگیا ہے۔جو گھرانےاس پروگرام سے مستفید ہونا چاہتےہیں اس کیو آر کوڈ کو سکین کر کےرجسٹریشن کروائیں۔1/2 pic.twitter.com/xyG4WeYoLm
— Senator Dr Sania Nishtar (@SaniaNishtar) October 2, 2022
Earlier, Punjab Ehsaas Programme Chairperson Dr Sania Nishtar called on Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and former federal minister Moonis Elahi at the Chief Minister’s Office. It was decided in the meeting to expand the scope of the Ehsaas programme in Punjab.