Shahbaz Sharif reviews launch of food scheme
Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Rs22 billion Food Stamp Scheme is being launched from Aug 14 for the people living below the poverty line in the province and 1.8 to two million families will benefit from it. He was presiding over a high-level meeting regarding the scheme at Chief Minister's Secretariat here on Sunday, says a handout. He said the scheme would be made transparent so that only deserving people could benefit from it. All DCOs would be responsible in this regard.