Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said the government was giving Rs 2,000 monthly subsidy to all the citizens earning less than Rs 40,000 so that they could absorb the inflationary pressure after the increase in petroleum products’ prices. “Anybody whose monthly salary is less than Rs 40,000 is getting, Rs 2,000 from the government. Whether, it is labourer, farmer, teacher, vendor, working women or the student who do part time work to bear expenses of his/her education, all are being given the subsidy,” she told a news conference. Marriyum asked the eligible persons to make a call on 786 to get the relief. “Rs 2000 is being given in a transparent manner after checking the income-level of the caller, who seeks the subsidy.” The minister said the relief package was announced prior to the decision taken by the government for increasing the prices of petroleum products. “It was easy for us to raise the prices on the very first day of o...
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