Govt committed to facilitate poor segment of society: Aslam Iqbal.

LAHORE -- Punjab Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal said on Wednesday the provincial government had devised different programmes to facilitate the impecunious strata of society.

He said this while presiding over a meeting held here at the Civil Secretariat to review proposals of finalising additional agri fair-price shops and the Insaf Ration Card Programme.

The Insaf Ration Card Scheme was being given final shape to help the poorest of the poor, he added.

He said the scheme would enable the most poor to buy ration worth Rs 3,000 every month, adding that shops would be registered in this regard.

Aslam Iqbal said a number of agri fair-price shops was being increased and shops registration would be done through the urban unit.

He said 3,000 fair-price shops would be set up in the first phase and pilot project would start from Samanabad Town.

The minister said this programme would be expanded at the division level in the province and electronic price...