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SUKKUR: Sindh Minister for Revenue Jam Mahtab Dahar has
said that Pakistan People`s Party always works for the welfare
of people and has introduced various schemes for them.
Addressing a ceremony held to inaugurate the survey of Benazir
Bhutto Income Support Programme at Circuit House, Ghotki district
on Friday, he said that PPP believed in providing services
to people instead of giving them slogans.
The survey is being carried out on the directives of President
Asif Ali Zardari, in pursuance of the manifesto of Shaheed
Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto to ascertain the level of poverty
and help the poor women who earlier failed to benefit from
the Income Support Programme.
The Minister said that through the income support programme,
needy women were being paid Rs1000 per month in a transparent
manner. Whenever the PPP has come to power it has launched
several plans for the welfare of people, he added.
On the occasion, MPA Jam Ikramullah Dharejo said that the
programme was the best in the world, adding that survey of
151,000 houses of Ghotki district would be carried out. Every
house would be included in the survey, he said and appealed
to the people to cooperate with the teams concerned.
Earlier, briefing the Minister, Director, Benazir Income Support
Programme of Sukkur, Syed Lutfullah Shah said that survey
of 170,000 houses would be completed in 25 days, for which
35 teams have been formed. -APP
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