KP govt considers giving incentives to health workers, others

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said on Saturday that his government was considering giving special incentives to health workers, rescuers, police personnel and others fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

An official handout said that after announcing a relief package worth Rs32 billion for the vulnerable segment of society in view of the prevailing situation of coronavirus, the provincial government was considering giving special incentives to health workers, rescuers, police personnel and others fighting the corona.

The chief minister said that the incentives were being considered as a gesture of encouragement and support, adding that the provincial government highly valued the selfless services of those employees, who are striving hard to save others by risking their own lives.

Mahmood Khan termed these employees as the real heroes in the fight against corona and remarked that the provincial government would recognize their services and all possible support would be extended to them.