TRDP launches a poverty reduction program in Jamshoro, Dadu.

Byline: Ihsan Ali Abro

JAMSHORO -- Thardeep Rural Development Program (TRDP) launched a poverty reduction program with grant of 22.8 million rupees of EU-European Union in district Jamshoro and Dadu on Thursday. In Jamshoro district, under the Poverty Reduction Program of TRDP 500 poor women, head of poor families having less income were selected for distribution of EU-European Union grant as 20 thousand rupees each head of family. Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro captain Fariduddin Mustafa inaugurated the cheques distribution in a program at village Yousif Khoso in Jamshoro district on Thursday.

Aftab Baloch, Coordinator IGG-Income generating grant TRDP, Jai Parkash Program Manager TRDP, Coordinator Human Resource Development TRDP, Abdul Samad Phulphoto, TRDP district manager Jamshoro Nasreen Khan and assistant Mukhtiarkar Feeroze Burfat and local community were present. DC Jamshoro distributed the cheques among 14 poor families-women head of families as 20 rupees each family. Speaking the inauguration program, Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro Captain Fareed u Ddin Mustaf said in a current situation that has blocked the livelihood opportunities for the labors and daily wages earners in particular, TRDP support to these poor to highly appreciative. He said that TRDP has plan to disburse livelihood grants of more than 22.8 million (7.8 million Jamshoro and 15 million in Dadu) districts to the poor identified through poverty score. He said it will provide them an opportunity to secure the livelihoods.

DC Jamshoro Captain Fareed u Ddin Mustafa further said said that team of TRDP had finalized the list of poor women, head of families in Jamshoro district. He said that through TRDP team, survey was conducted in district Jamshoro and 500 poor families having less income were selected in Jamshoro district. He said that process of distribution of checques was started from village Yousif Khoso in Jamshoro district. He said that with the 7.8 million rupees grant of EU-European Union, the 20 thousands rupees were given to each woman- head of family as support in this difficult time in Jamshoro district. He...