TAXILA: The verification process of deserving families in the district of Attock has started to provide them food packages under the Punjab Nigahban Ramzan Package.

Official sources said the district administration had collected data of 86,000 families who would get the food bags at their doorsteps after the verification process. The delivery process will start from March 5. The bags will carry at least 10 kg of flour and two kg each of sugar, rice, ghee and basin.

Deputy Commissioner Attock Rao Atif Raza chaired a meeting held to discuss the distribution of Ramazan package on Saturday.

He directed the officials concerned for comprehensive arrangements for the delivery of the food items to all areas on time. He stated that all records will be compiled in the assistant commissioner’s office while a third-party audit of the entire scheme will also be conducted.

Later, talking to newsmen Mr Raza said the data of families registered with the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was being verified by the land revenue field staff as well as the local government employees for. He said the district administration had devised a strategy for distribution of the Ramazan package ration bags to the deserving people.

Responding to a question about transparency and merit in the delivery of the package, Mr Raza said the report of daily distribution of food bags would be updated on the app prepared by the Punjab Information Technology Board and a third-party audit of the distribution would also be conducted.

“The district administration, food department and food authority will jointly carry out this noble cause.”

Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2024