Islamabad: The federal government plans on providing financial assistance worth PKR 200 billion in an effort to alleviate the plight of daily wagers – under the Prime Minister’s Relief Package initiative for daily wagers, a news source reported. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is scheduled to review and approve the funds today (Wednesday).
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair the meeting. Apart from the said package, another approval of PKR 150 million, in seed money, for Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority is also on the cards.
As per reports, other items on the agenda include PKR 606 million for Balochistan government, discussion of EOBI’s budget, and a review of the summary regarding freeing containers of Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) stuck in South Africa.
