ECC approves emergency grant of Rs540m for utility stores.

ISLAMABAD -- The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved Rs540 million for Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to ensure supply of essential commodities in flood-hit areas, media reported on Thursday.

According to details, the ECC meeting - chaired by Finance Minister Miftah Ismail - approved an emergency grant of Rs540 million for utility stores to ensure supply of essential commodities in flood-hit areas.

The meeting also allowed supply of PASSCO's wheat among all recipients with a ratio of 50 percent each local and imported. However, USC will be provided 75 percent local and 25 percent imported wheat.

The forum approved Rs3 billion for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to meet...