Rs1.464 billion transferred to 170,000 Zakat recipients

LAHORE The process of distribution of financial aid to the destitute under Chief Minister Insaf Imdad Programme has been started within 24 hours and a sum of Rs1.464 billion has been transferred to 170,000 Zakat recipients under the head of financial aid.

In this regard, the chief minister said the government provided real relief to the masses instead of making hollow claims. The deserving people are best served through practical deeds than the spate of political jugglery, he added. A sum of Rs10 billion is allocated to provide financial aid to 2.5 million families. It is the most transparent and speedy financial aid programme of benefiting the daily-wagers in Punjab, the CM said.