ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif directed to adopt the same payment procedure as the Ramadan Relief Package for additional government programmes.
Presiding over a review meeting of the Ramadan Relief Package, PM Shehbaz said that the Ramadan Relief Package was the first to use a digital wallet, which made it possible to distribute money to the worthy families in a clear and simple manner.
PM Shehbaz also commended the State Bank of Pakistan Benazir Income Support Programme, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, National Database and Registration Authority and concerned ministries to ensure the ‘transparency’ of the Ramadan Relief Package.
The meeting was informed that 1.9 million digital payments were made under the Ramadan Relief Package.
The prime minister said that the Package was introduced countrywide including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and also appreciated the State Bank of Pakistan, Benazir Income Support Programme, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, National Database and Registration Authority, and other supporting institutions for ensuring transparency in the process.
He told the participants of the meeting that complaints received during the execution of the Package would be considered for future planning.
During the briefing on the Package’s implementation, it was told that 79% of the funds had been delivered to the beneficiaries. A total of 2,224 employees were deployed, and urgent steps were taken to resolve a total of 1,273 complaints received.
It was told that banks and other partnering institutions made 6.2 million robocalls, 178,700 outbound calls, and sent 6.1 million SMS messages to raise awareness about the facility. Besides, the National Telecom Corporation’s call center handled 126,839 outbound and 158,551 inbound calls to guide people about the Package.
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Besides, 1.9 million digital payments were made, and 951,191 digital wallets were used, which was an important step towards the realisation of the Digital Nation Pakistan vision.
The participants were told that 823,653 women and 2,541 persons-with-disabilities also used digital wallets to receive funds.
Moreover, a comprehensive awareness campaign on the Ramadan Package was conducted through electronic, print, and social media.
The meeting was attended by federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Ahad Khan Cheema, Ataullah Tarar, and Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Special Assistant to PM Haroon Akhtar, State Bank Governor Jameel Ahmad, relevant government officials, and representatives from relevant private companies.
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