ECC meets.

Islamabad -- The meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet was held here WEDNESDAY with Finance Minister, Asad Umar, in the chair. The Committee reviewed proposals of various Ministries/Divisions. The Committee also considered and approved various demands of Division Ministries for Supplementary and Technical Supplementary grants. Industries and Production Division gave a presentation to update the Committee about status of Ramzan Package.

The Committee directed Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to expedite the procurement of essential consumer items so as to provide timely relief to the people in Holy Month of Ramazan. ECC constituted a four-member Committee to be headed by Railways Minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, to oversee the implementation of Ramazan Package. The Ministry of Petroleum briefed the ECC on the implementation of the Committee's decision regarding utilization of services of Pakistan Railways for transportation of petroleum products across the country. The Ministry of Railways informed the Committee that it had the capacity to carry higher volumes and would work with the Ministry of Petroleum to...