Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has formally initiated the Punjab Insaf Imdad Program (PIIP) to extend financial support to the poor during the ongoing lockdown.
Under the PIIP, the provincial government will provide Rs. 4,000 each to millions of families affected by the lockdown after transparently ascertaining their eligibility.
According to sources, citizens would be required to apply online or through SMS to avail funds from PIIP.
During the media briefing following the cabinet meeting, CM Punjab said:
The citizens will not have to visit any office for seeking aid and there will be no political interference in the program to ensure complete transparency.
Punjab government has allocated Rs.10 billion to PIIP on an emergency basis. It estimates to provide relief to 2.5 million families under PIIP.
Besides emergency financial relief, the Buzdar government has taken other key decisions as well during the cabinet meeting.
Lockdown Timings & 1000-Bed Emergency Hospital
Punjab government has decided to slash business hours further after the province reported a sharp rise in Coronavirus cases. Essential businesses will now be allowed to operate between 9 am to 5 pm only. Only medical stores and pharmacies will be allowed to remain open beyond that.
CM Buzdar has also ordered to release citizens apprehended on violation of Section 144 while urging them to observe the partial lockdown and avoid travel unless absolutely necessary.
Punjab government is also setting up a 1,000-bed hospital at Expo Center in Lahore. The hospital has been divided into three parts to treat mild, severe, and critical patients separately.
The hospital has a total of 35 ventilators and 1,900 doctors have been called.
Providing Protective Gear & Disinfecting Public Places
Punjab government has instituted district-level committees and tasked them to ensure the provision of the personal protection equipment (PPE) to frontline healthcare workers fighting against Coronavirus.
Moreover, the government has also started manufacturing PPE including N95 masks locally according to international standards.
It has also started a disinfection campaign to cleanse public spaces such as markets, mosques, seminaries, banks, and more.
More Daily Tests and Delayed Guidelines for Quarantine
Currently, Punjab is conducting around 1,200 daily coronavirus tests and is planning to increase it to 7,000 tests daily after the establishment of BSL-3 labs at every division in the province.
Punjab government has decided to postpone the issuance of SOPs for home quarantine for a couple of days.
SOPs for home quarantine will be issued after consultation with Chinese doctors who recently landed in Pakistan to train frontline healthcare workers in combating Coronavirus.
Action Against Hoarders
CM Buzdar has ensured that the supply of essential food items will remain unaffected by the partial lockdown. The government has mobilized district administrations to ensure that the hoarders are dealt with in accordance with the law.
غریب لوگوں تک امداد پہنچنے تک وہ پہلے ہی بیمار ہوجائیں گے
میری رائے ہے کہ آ پ دو ہزار سے کم بجلی گیس کےبل مکمل معاف کردئیے جائیں تاکہ ان پیسوں کا وہ خود راشن خرید سکیں
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Sir Punjab govt NY Jo dehari daar mazdooron k liyea Jo imdad rakhi hea us ka SMS code kia hea please send ker dain kun k ab to kids ko faqoon ki nobet agaee hea tiles pathar ka work kerta hun
jo humar health system hein according to that govt ko aisa tareeqa kar wazey krna chiey k patients ko ghar per he treat kia jaiey.otherwise problems increase he hotee rehing gee aur na tow treatment ho gaa aur number of patients increase ho jaiey gey
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Meinay insaf imdad mein regesterion ki .par abhi take koi jawab nahein Aaya.kya yeh fake hai.
Sir ghreeb logo sy zyda darmayany darjy k log zayda preshan hn q k ghreeb phir b mang kr guzara kr lty hn wo pehly b shrm n krty lkn darmayany darjy k log na kisi k aagy hth phila skty na shrm s kuch mang skty na koi unhyn deny ata k in k pas gunjaish h lkn gunjaish n hti q k wo b daily kamany waly hn . Unky pas itni saving n hti . Mny is prgrm p rgstrtion ki halat ki tangi ki wjah sy k kisi ko pta b na chly or help b hjay lkn abhi tk koi response n sirf itna likha aya k janch patal k bd apko msg kia jay ga. . ab aap btayn hm jesy log khn sy guzara kryn na hamyn hkomat ki trf s mlny na hm kisi sy kuch ly skty
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i am completely in fauvor of the imdad programme for the poor and the needy. i think domestic helpers should be exempted from this scheme as they are working in households where the employers look after the needs of all the domectic help in their houses. All those servants who work in rich households in areas like cantt defence gulberg etc are well looked after by their employers. it should be mentioned on the form if a person seeking help is working as a domestic servant. the imdad should not be valid for those persons. The money should be distributed in the daily wagers and all those whose businesses have been affected by the lock down and they are unable to open their shops and various businesses.
Sir cm how I am received money by cm Punjab ehsas program please show me a date and time