TAXILA: Deputy Commissioner Attock Rao Atif Raza has said under the special Ramazan relief package over 0.2 million households will get free flour in all the six tehsils of the district in Ramazan.

Talking to reporters at a flour distribution point in Fatehjang on Monday, he said 56 utility stores and 19 trucking points had been designated for the distribution of the free flour while six points fixed for Punjab Social Protection Authority. He said the government was making efforts to reduce the difficulties faced by the low and middle income groups particularly in Ramzan.

He said in order to avoid any inconvenience, people have been asked to check their eligibility for the free flour by sending an SMS containing their CNIC number to 8717 helpline of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as the data has been linked with the BISP.

He instructed the authorities concerned to take measures to avert long queues of people at the flour distribution points. He also directed the concerned staff to increase free flour points and establish separate counters for males and females.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chatha visited free flour distribution mega points established near the office of the assistant commissioner Taxila and reviewed the arrangements.

The commissioner also inspected the counters and asked the citizens about the facilities, the attitude of the staff and the quality of flour. He said providing free flour to citizens with income of Rs60,000 and below was a very important initiative of the Punjab government and the efficiency should be shown for the supply of flour and there should be no compromise on its quality.

Published in Dawn, March 21st, 2023